Figurative Language and Imagery in Poetry
the narrative over the course of events. Three literary elements in the story are figurative language, which helps the writer convey ideas through language that is metaphorical or imaginative rather than literal; exposition, which allows the story teller to provide literal, background information to set the scene; and climax, which is the turning point of the tension in the story -- the moment when the tension breaks and the resolution is introduced. These elements help to illustrate the theme and conflict of a story by expanding upon both and moving the reader through just as waves currents move a drifter down a stream. Week… Continue Reading...
