Literary Elements for "To Each His Own UNIT" (Horn)

denouement

Unraveling of a plot, especially in a mystery (ex. when professor Laurana met with Widow Rocscio last provides an example of this)

double-entendre

phrase that is humorous or sarcastic with sexual undertones (ex. Shrek movies(Donkey) Snow White really knew the seven dwarves well.)

innuendo

Has a mean or sinister connotation (ex. The Dean Rosello (uncle) was a man who took offenses to his family seriously.)

allusion

reference to past history or other literature

ambiguity

A phrase or statement that doesn't have a clear meaning

ambivalence

When 2 characters have differing opinions or attitudes about the same thing

antagonist

The character in fiction who is opposed to the protagonist

atmosphere

The tone or mood of literary work

characterization

Authors description of a character completed so well the character could be real

climax

The turning point in the action, where the rising action becomes the falling action

conflict

Man vs. Man; Man vs. Self; Man vs. Society; Man vs. Nature

connotation

The words meaning beyond the dictionary

diction

A writer's choice of words, used for clarity, effectiveness and precision.

dynamic character

changes throughout the story

epiphany

"a ha" moment; realization about something occurs

irony

Contrast between an actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning

jargon

language to a specific group

juxtaposition

when the author deliberately places 2 contrasting objects/items together for a purpose

motif

A phrase, an object, or can be a situation repeated in the literature that relates to the theme

persona

The mask the narrator has in narrating the story

point of view

POV from which the narrator is telling the story

rising action

Part of the dramatic plot which has to do with the complication of the action

stereotype

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a specific person or group of people

stream of consiousness

the characters' thoughts are known to the reader (sometimes these are italicized)

style

how the author uses diction, syntax, how they write

symbol

Something that is itself but can also stand for or suggest something else

syntax

sentence structure

theme

Central or dominating idea in a piece of writing

tone

Attitude the writer takes towards certain characters or the audience

universality

the literature's message(theme) applies throughout time