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 mouse 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
Meaning “in the midst of things,” readers are thrown into a crucial situation that would typically be in the middle of a narrative
In media res
Examples include Geneva, Russia, and the Arctic
Setting
Which device is shown:
"A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green"
Setting
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
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
Candy and George are an example of this character type
FOIL Characters
A monologue given that only the audience hears
Soliloquy
The outdoors is an example of this literary device
Symbolism
Double Jeopardy
Frankenstein is an example of this narrative type.
One benefit of Robert Walton's journey to the arctic
Fame/ glory
Discovery
Education
Of Mice and Men is an example of this plot type.
Linear
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern provide this for the play
Comedic relief
Soaphead Church and Cholly provide this for the story
Conflict
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
Lennie's interaction with Curley's wife, and his eventual murder of her, highlights this major topic of the novel.
The role of mental impairment/ disabilities
Gertrude's death at the end of the play represents this literary device
Double Jeopardy
Give an example of racism within a race