Plot Types
The story progresses from Event A to Event B to Event C
Linear
This device is highlighted in Frankenstein. The monster reads Paradise Lost
Allusion
The guitar is an example of this literary device.
Symbol
Hamlet is written in this type of meter
Iambic Pentameter
Claudia's dislike of baby dolls is an example of this literary device or technique
Conflict
Person vs Society
Takes place before the present time of a story
Flashback
The first frame of the novel is written in the perspective of this character
Robert Walton
Brother of Chess and Checkers
Backgammon
A monologue given that only the audience hears
Soliloquy
The outdoors is an example of this literary device
Symbolism
Double Jeopardy
Meaning "in the midst of things," this narrative type starts in the middle of action, typically the rising action or conflict.
One benefit of Robert Walton's journey to the arctic
Fame/ glory
Discovery
Education
Reservation Blues is an example of this plot type.
Nonlinear
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern provide this for the play
Comedic relief
Soaphead Church and Cholly provide this for the story
Conflict
Frankenstein is an example of this narrative type.
Framed Narrative
Examples include Geneva, Russia, and the Arctic
Setting
Which device or technique is shown:
"They ran into the darkness; hands and feet sparked on the pavement. They ran to other reservations and never returned. They ran to crack houses and lay down in the debris."
*Must use the formal term*
Anaphora (repetition)
Hamlet is an example of this type of Shakespearean play
Tragedy
The titles of Pecola's chapter represent different pieces of this
Jane's story in the Prologue
A story told primarily through journal or diary entries
Epistolary
The following highlights this literary device:
"Unhappy man! Do you share my madness ... your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been."
Foreshadowing
Samuel's basketball game with the police is an example of this structure.
Flashback
Gertrude's death at the end of the play represents this literary device
Double Jeopardy
Give an example of racism within a race