a pattern in literature that appears across cultures and is repeated throughout the ages; it can be a character, a plot, an image, a theme, or a setting

the overall emotion created by a work in literature (for the reader)

the attitude a writer takes toward his/her subject

a person, place, thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself

Tom Walker makes a deal with the devil, tries to outwit the devil, but is “taken unawares” at the end of the story.

trees

symbol of love, purity, and innocence; versus black veil, which symbolizes death, sin, and despair