A concrete thing that is meant to represent an abstract or larger concept.

An all knowing point of view.

The following is an example of this literary element:
describing the night "like moist velvet"

A comparison of two things using like or as

The character in the story that causes conflict and is usually a villain.

The following is an example of this literary element found in "The Lottery":
The children were gathering rocks.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

The name of the main problem in a story.

The following is are examples of this literary element found in "The Lottery":
the black box, the black dot, the three legged stool

The imitation of a sound using a word?

The part of a story in which the turning point occurs.

This literary element occurs in "The Gift of the Magi" when the characters both sell their prized possessions to purchase gifts for the other.

The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

The time and place in a story.

The following is an example of this literary element found in Martin Luther King Jr's speech:
"I have a dream" and "Let freedom ring"