Literary Devices
Elements of Stories
Course Concepts
Themes: What do they mean?
Chuck
100

______________: Human-like qualities given to inanimate objects

Personification

100

_____________________: the message or moral of a story 

Theme

100

 ____________________: Facts/stats, quotations, and examples that help support the credibility of an argument. They give weight to an argument or belief. 

Evidence

100

Good vs. Evil

What does this theme mean? 

Give an example from a text)


The theme of good vs. evil shows the struggle between right and wrong and how the choices people make reveal who they are and affect what happens.


Macbeth- continuing to murder

100

What is my shoe size?

5

200

______________: When the opposite of what is expected occurs

Situational Irony

200

The plot structure has 5 stages: Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling action, and _______________

Resolution

200

 ___________________: the type of formatting and referencing used in English class

MLA

200

IDENTITY

What does this theme mean?

Give an example from a text


Identity as a theme explores who a person is, how they see themselves, and how they are shaped by others and the world around them. Looks at growth.


Reef's changes in identity from the beginning to the end of the novel- He begins as a rough teen and ends up being a motivator because he learns from his mistakes

Macbeth changes from a heroic hero to a murderous tyrant

200

What drink is always on my desk in the morning?

Iced Coffee

Strawberry Refresher

300

__________________: The repetition of two or more letters/sounds at the beginning of words close together. For example: Fair is foul, and foul is fair

Alliteration

300

 _______________________: Turning point and action packed part of the story. Must lead to a resolution

Climax

300

________________________: Serious theme and Conflict that ends in death of someone important



Tragedy
300

Appearance vs. Reality

What does this theme mean? 

Give an example from a text


Appearance vs. Reality as a theme explores the contrast between how things seem on the surface and what they truly are beneath


Reef and Leeza not understanding each others true identity

300

Where did I go to universtiy?

Western
400

_____________: A word or phrase that imitates a sound. For example: Boom

Onomatopoeia

400

 The _________________________ is the action, event, decision, or conflict that drives the story and future conflicts for the protagonist. For example, Reef throwing the stone. 

Inciting Incident

400

___________________________: The main character of a tragedy whose fatal quality leads to their death

Tragic Hero

400

Guilt

What does this theme mean?

Give an example from a text



The theme of guilt shows how feeling bad about one’s actions can influence decisions and lead to inner conflict or change.


Macbeth seeing daggers/Lady Macbeth seeing blood

400

What makes Jurchuk the most mad in class?

Getting interrupted

Inappropriate comments

When Dylan turns the gas light on. 

500

 ______________________: When an object, character, or event represents a deeper meaning beyond its literal one. For example, a stone. 

Symbolism

500

Name the 4 types of conflict:

Person vs Person

Person vs Self

Person vs Society

Person vs Nature

500


 ________________________: a persuasive technique that appeals to logic and reason. Persuades the audience through logical thought, fact, and rationality.

Logos

500

Choice and Consequences

What does this theme mean?

Give an example from a text



The theme of choice and consequences examines how the decisions individuals make influence their lives and the lives of others, emphasizing responsibility, accountability, and cause and effect.

Reef throwing the stone and consequences that follow

Macbeth killing Duncan and consequences that follow

500

Name something Jurchuk always says in class

Time and Place

Accountability

Too far

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