What is Literary element?
A '''literary element''' is a part of books and stories of [[narrative]] [[fiction]]. It is kind of verbal storytelling. It can be found in any written or spoken narrative. This is different than [[literary technique]]s. For example, [[Plot (narrative)|plot]], [[Theme (narrative)|theme]], and tone are literary elements.<ref>Tara McCarthy, ''Teaching Literary Elements'' (NY: Scholastic Professional Books, 1997), p. 93</ref> [[Figurative language]], [[irony]], or [[foreshadowing]] are literary techniques.<ref>Barbara Orehovec; Marybeth Alley, ''Revisiting the Reading Workshop: Management, Mini-lessons, and Strategies '' (NY: Scholastic Professional Books, 2003), p. 95</ref> Literary elements help in the [[discussion]] and understanding of a work of [[literature]] as basic categories of [[critical analysis]]; literary elements could be said to be made by the readers of a work just as much as they are produced by its author. They are a kind of literary education at the primary and [[Secondary education|secondary]] level. A set of terms often appear in a school's student evaluations. For example, the New York State Comprehensive English Regents Examinations make students use and talk about literary elements relating to works in each of the two [[essay]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regents High School Comprehensive Examination in English|url=http://www.nysedregents.org/ComprehensiveEnglish/113/engl12013-exam.pdf|work=Office of State Assessment|publisher=New York State Education Department|accessdate=2 October 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{lit-stub}} [[Category:Writing]] [[Category:Literary terms]] [[Category:Narratology]]