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Literary Elements Guide: Symbolism, Theme, and More

This guide covers key literary terms such as symbolism, theme, flashback, mood, imagery, tone, suspense, foreshadowing, and dialect, providing examples and explanations for each term. Enhance your understanding of literary analysis with this comprehensive resource.

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Literary Elements Guide: Symbolism, Theme, and More

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  1. Literary Terms Midterm Review Exam Date 1/18/2013

  2. Symbolism • Using an object to represent an idea, character or theme. • Ex: the mockingbird in To Kill a Mockingbird represents innocence

  3. Theme • The main message or meaning of a story • “Life lessons” that run throughout the entire story • Ex: One theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is not to judge someone before you know them.

  4. Flashback • Pieces of writing within a story that take place in the past • A memory • an author might use flashbacks to events that took place before the action and events of the story’s plot

  5. Mood • The overall feeling or atmosphere of a work of literature. • A writer can create a specific mood for his/her audience by focusing on word choice, types of imagery, descriptions and settings • Example: horror stories often create a spooky mood by describing creepy settings such as cemeteries, rainy evenings, and dark, cold places

  6. Imagery • Descriptive details that create a mental picture or image for the reader • Usually related to the five senses- sight, smell, touch (texture), sound, taste • Imagery can be used to set mood, describe settings and give readers a clearer picture of what is happening in the story. It can make readers feel like they are there. • Example: we looked at “Blackberry Picking”- “Big dark blobs,” “Plate of eyes,” “tinkling”

  7. Tone • Refers to the author’s attitude • Created through word choice and sentence structure • Ask yourself- how does the author seem to feel about this topic? • Examples of tones: • Sarcastic • Humorous • Sad • Angry

  8. Suspense • A feeling of tension that moves the plot forward

  9. Foreshadowing • Clues about what will happen in the future of a story or piece of literature.

  10. Dialect • The way a group or region of people uses language. • Includes slang, idioms and accents

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