1. Literary elements can be found in all types of writing. They are used to enhance the readers experience. LITERARY ELEMENTS/FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

2. A comparison between two unlike things using words such as like, as, than or resembles. Ex: She sings like a bird SIMILE

3. A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing. Ex: She is a witch. METAPHOR

4. The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. Ex: I saw the bouncing, baby boy ALLITERATION

5. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses— sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Ex: The delicious mozzarella cheese dripped off the slice of pepperoni pizza. IMAGERY/SENSORY DETAILS

6.  The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.  Examples: boom, bang, sniffle, rumble ONOMATOPOEIA

7. A special kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human. Ex: The tree wept with sorrow. PERSONIFICATION

8.  Conversation between two or more characters in a story.  Identified by “Quotation Marks ” DIALOGUE

9.  An idea about life revealed in a work of literature. THEME

10. IRONY  A contrast between what is expected and what really happens  Irony can create powerful effects, from humor to horror.

11. EXAMPLES OF IRONY 1.A shoemaker wears shoes with holes in them. 2. A police officer robs a bank. 3. It rains on the day a group of weather forecasters schedule a picnic.

12. CONFLICT  A struggle or a clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.

13. THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF CONFLICT  External Conflict- a struggle between a character and some outside force.  Internal Conflict- a struggle between opposing desires or emotions within a person.

14. FORESHADOWING  The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot of a story.

15. POINT OF VIEW  The vantage point from which a story is told.

16. THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF POINT OF VIEW  Omniscient- all knowing point of view, The narrator knows everything about the characters.  First Person- one character is telling a story using the pronoun “I”. The reader can only know what that character knows or observes.

17. CAUSE AND EFFECT  When one thing is a direct result of another thing.

18. The overall emotion created by a work of literature. Mood

19. The attitude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject or a character. Tone