What We See When We Read Literary Elements

What We See When We Read Literary Elements

Genre

Non-fiction

Setting and Context

Set in the context of literary review

Narrator and Point of View

First-person narrative

Tone and Mood

Enthusiastic, encouraging, motivational, optimistic

Protagonist and Antagonist

The central character is Anna Karenina.

Major Conflict

Some readers have strong impressions about characters created by authors without remembering that they are either fictional or imaginary at times.

Climax

The climax is attained when the author uses various literary devices to enhance the reader's experience. For instance, Karenina's is a significant character who links imagery and the conceptualized words in the mind.

Foreshadowing

Failure to provide a vivid description of the character, Karenina, foreshadows the author's intention to use literary devices in literature to allow readers to come up with personal interpretations after reading the book.

Understatement

Reading a literary book is often understated because readers are not given the opportunity of forming their interpretation. For instance, the author insists that readers should not have strong impressions before reading the entire book.

Allusions

The book alludes to the significance of personal interpretation when reading a book.

Imagery

The imagery of brightness is evident when the author describes the sun. The author writes, “When the sun shone through the clouds, making silvery pools in the dark sea.”

Paradox

The main paradox is that readers can have a strong impression and judge characters in literature, forgetting that such characters are fictional and, in most cases, do not exist in reality.

Parallelism

Reading and interpretation are parallel to each other because readers can only interpret what they see when reading.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

Literary devices are personified when the author says that they give readers a compelling experience.

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