Literary Elements

5. The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience
6. A narrator who cannot be fully trusted because they lie, are confused, or see things
8. Hints or clues that suggest what will happen later in the story
12. Language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
13. A comparison that says one thing is another
14. The feeling or atmosphere of a story
15. A reference to a well-known person, event, book, movie, or idea. The author expects the reader to recognize it
16. Giving human qualities to something that is not human
18. When an object represents a bigger idea.

1. A scene that takes the story back to an earlier time
2. The feelings or ideas associated with a word beyond its dictionary meaning
3. The way an author writes, including sentence length, word choice, and tone
4. Writing that shows a character’s thoughts as they naturally flow, often without clear order.
7. An author’s choice of words
9. Words that imitate sounds
10. An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
11. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word
17. A comparison using like or as