Literary Elements List # 3
Word
21.Main Idea
22.Metaphor
23.Mood
24.Narrative
25.Nonfiction
26.Onomatopoeia
27.Paradox
28.Personification
29.Point of view
30. Primary
source
Definition
the most important point that a writer
wishes to express
a comparison of two things that have
some quality in common
a feeling that a literary work conveys to
readers
writing that tells a story
writing that tells about real people,
places, and events
the use of words whose sounds suggest
their meaning
a statement that seems to contradict
itself but is, nevertheless, true
the giving of human qualities to an
animal, object, or idea
the perspective from which a story is
told
a firsthand account of an event