What are the 7 Elements of Literature?

What are the 7 elements of literature? Join me as I discuss figures of speech, diction, syntax, tone, point of view, imagery, and prosody.
0:00 What are the 7 Elements of Literature?
0:19 General Definition of the Elements
0:42 Definition for Each Element
1:41 Website
1:55 Close Reading
2:43 Example of Close Reading Using Elements
3:29 Outro
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