Here are the elements and their definitions:
Allegory: A narrative that has 2 meanings one literal or surface meaning and the other metaphorical (the characters and settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities
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Allusion: Any reference, direct or indirect, to a person, place, event, or character in history, literature, mythology, etc.
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Catharsis Purgation: or purification of the emotions of pity and fear from the viewing of a tragic drama Characters Living beings in a work of fiction.
Comic Relief: A humorous scene, incident or speech in the course of a serious fiction or drama
Connotation: The suggested or emotional meaning of a word as compared with its dictionary definition
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Hamartia: The tragic flaw or error of judgment
Hamartia: The tragic flaw or error of judgment
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Invocation: An address to a god or muse whose aid is sought
Invocation: An address to a god or muse whose aid is sought
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Socratic Irony: Pretending to be ignorant when in fact the character is being cautious or tentative
Socratic Irony: Pretending to be ignorant when in fact the character is being cautious or tentative
Verbal Irony: Contrast between what is stated and what is suggested
Mood: The atmosphere or emotional effect generated by the words images situations in a literary work
Setting: A combination of locale, historical period, season or hour, and spiritual, ethnic and cultural background
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Climax: A point of high emotional intensity often the protagonist and antagonist clash for the last time
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Plot:
The action that which happens in a literary work |
Denouement:
Falling action, the conclusion of a plot, the resolution |
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Complication: smaller actions or events which confound and compound the original problem
Complication: smaller actions or events which confound and compound the original problem
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Crisis: The turning point for better or worse in a play
Crisis: The turning point for better or worse in a play
Reversal: The thrilling change of luck for the protagonist at the last moment
Tone: The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward his subject, audience, or himself
Tragedy: A serious fiction involving the downfall of a hero or heroine
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Tragic Flaw: In a tragedy, the defect in the hero that leads to a downfall
Tragic Flaw: In a tragedy, the defect in the hero that leads to a downfall
Tragic Irony: the most noble and most deserving person, because of the very grounds of his or her excellence, dies in defeat.