Literary Elements Flashcards
A ______ is a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.
theme
are essential components that build a story, such as plot, narrator, point of view, and setting.
answering the who, what, where, when, why, and how of a story. If the story lacks an answer to one of these questions, it’s an incomplete story.
literary elements
what are the different kinds of literary elements?
Plot
Point of View
Characters
Conflict
Narrator
Setting
Language
Theme
LITERARY ELEMENTS VS LITERARY DEVICES
Literary elements are essential while literary devices are optional.
Literary elements are the foundation of the story while literary devices are techniques or flourishes that a writer can apply to their writing.
what are literary devices?
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Figures of Speech
Analogy
Symbolism
Juxtaposition
are specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning.
usually occurs with a single word or phrase, or a particular group of words or phrases, at one single point in a text.
literary techniques
refer to the different ways in which scholars and critics analyze and interpret literature.
literary approaches
each focusing on different aspects of a literary work, such as its historical context, cultural significance, language and style, narrative structure, and more.
literary approaches
MOST COMMONLY USED LITERARY APPROACHES
Marxist
Mimetic
Moralism
Reader-response
Structuralism
Feminism
Historical
Ethnic Studies and Post-Colonialism
is a category that authors
use to describe the primary content and tone of their writing.
literary genre
an author chooses can help them determine what type of
plot, characters and setting to create.
literary genre
typically describe writing styles such as poetry, essays, novels, short stories and plays.
literary genre
Literary Genres
Fiction
Horror
Tragedy
Romance
Fable
Bildungsroman
Mystery
Nonfiction
