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| Exploring the patterns created
by the formal elements of literature—alliteration,
image, tone, and metaphor, for example—helps us
to understand more deeply a text’s meaning and
the nuances that enrich that meaning. This kind of formal
close reading of the text is fundamental to any analysis
of literature. |
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| For definitions of literary elements,
click on one of the choices on the left. There are interactive
exercises following each description, as well as examples
of how each element functions in the context of a poem.
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Contributing author: Quentin Miller, Suffolk University |
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