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COMMON LITERARY ELEMENTS
PLOT
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
CLIMAX
CRISIS
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CHARACTER
TRANSFORMATION
REVERSAL
PROTAGONIST
ANTAGONIST
SECONDARY CHARACTERS
CONTRASTING CHARACTERS
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SETTING
CONTRASTING SETTINGS
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NARRATOR / POINT OF VIEW
1ST PERSON PARTICIPANT
1ST PERSON OBSERVER
2ND PERSON
3RD PERSON OMINISCIENT
3RD PERSON LIMITED OMNISCIENT
3RD PERSON OBJECTIVE
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REPETITION
CONTRAST
SYMBOL
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FLASHBACK
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DIALOGUE
METAPHOR
SIMILE
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ALLEGORY
IMAGERY
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FORESHADOWING
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IRONY
TONE
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