Quizlet Literary Elements

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  1. Characterization:: The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities.
  2. Genre:: A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique or content (e.g., prose, poetry).
  3. Irony: The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.
  4. Literary conflict: The struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot.
  5. Literary devices: Tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the writing (e.g., dialogue, alliteration).
  6. Literary elements: The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
  7. Literary structures: The author’s method of organizing text (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks).
  8. Point of view: The way in which an author reveals characters, events and ideas in telling a story; the vantage point from which the story is told.
  9. Style: How an author writes; an author’s use of language; its effects and appropriateness to the author’s intent andtheme.
  10. Theme: A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work.
  11. Tone: The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).
  12. Voice: The fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer.