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what are the essential elements of the leterary pieces under different periods of literature ​

Sagot :

Answer:

These include setting, theme, structure, point of view and diction

Explanation:

All these elements are greatly influenced by the social economic and religious conditions of the time period that the texts are written in. Setting refers to the 'when' and 'where' part of the text

Answer:

Allegory : The characters are representative of some larger humanistic trait and attempt to convey some larger lesson or meaning in life.

Allusion : A reference to something in history, culture or literature (especially historical).

Antagonist : The force that works against the protagonist.

Characterization : The creation and development of the people in a story.

Climax : The point in the story where the conflict is at its peak.

Conflict : The struggle a character must overcome.

Connotation : Implied meaning of the word is the associated meaning that comes from its use in various social contexts; will change over time and vary from location to location.

Crisis : A significant turning point in the story that determines how it must end.

Diction : The author's choice of words to imply some social or connotative meaning.

Exposition : The background information of a story.

Flashback : A strategy of plot sequencing where the author takes the reader back to events that occurred before the present time in the story.

Foreshadowing : Use of clues to suggest something that is going to happen.

Imagery : The author's attempt to create a mental picture in the mind of the reader.

Irony : A twist of fate in which the results of action are not the expected results.

Metaphor : A comparison of two generally unlike things meant to illuminate truth.

Motif : A recurring image or idea.

Mood : The feeling a reader gets from a story.

Plot : The events that occur in a story.

Point of View : Refers to whether that story is told by a character or an outside observer.

Protagonist : The character the story revolves around.

Resolution : The conclusion of the story.

Setting : Where and when the action takes place.

Structure : The way that the writer arranges the plot of a story.

Subplot : A secondary plot strand that is a supporting side story for the main plot.

Suspense : The tension that the author uses to create a feeling of discomfort about the unknown.

Symbolism : A person, place, event or object that has a deeper meaning that its literal meaning.

Theme : The central idea or lesson about life that an author conveys.

Tone : The author's voice or attitude about what he or she writes