• Introduction
• Character
• Plot
• Setting
• Point of View
• Style
• Poetry

Time/Location

Literature has the ability to allow readers to empathize with experiences different from their own. To do this effectively, readers have to be able to gain a real sense of the events in the narrative, so authors must clearly portray a setting. A significant part of a setting is the time of day and a vivid description of a location. Changing these fundamental elements of a narrative will change a reader’s reaction to the work.