Literary elements:The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).

Literary devices: Tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the writing (e.g., dialogue, alliteration).

Metaphor: The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., That new kid in the class is really a squirrel.).

Narrative: A story, actual or fictional, expressed orally or in writing. Personification: An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced about the lawn.).

Satire: A literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness. Simile: A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used (e.g., She eats like a bird.).

Metaphor vs. Simile : A metaphor is a direct relationship where one thing is another (e.g. “Juliet is the sun”). A simile, on the other hand, is indirect and usually only likened to be similar to something else. Similes usually use “like” or “as” (e.g. “Your eyes are like the ocean”).