Literary Devices 1
The sequence of events in a literary work.
What is plot?
This author composed "The Cask of Amontillado."
What was Edgar Allan Poe?
The moment, event, or decision that thrusts the main character into the action of a story.
What is the inciting incident?
A conclusion that violates the expectations of the reader.
What is surprise ending?
Any character or force that comes into conflict with the main character.
What is antagonist?
A feeling of growing curiosity or anxious uncertainty about the outcome?
What is suspense?
This author composed "A Retrieved Reformation."
Who was O. Henry?
The part of a story that provides essential background information about the main characters and the world of the story.
What is the exposition?
A brief work of fiction with limited main characters and one main plot.
What is a short story?
The use of words or tone to imply the opposite of their meaning.
What is verbal irony?
The writer’s attitude toward the readers and toward the subject.
What is tone?
This author composed "The Interlopers."
What was Saki?
The central turning point of the story when the protagonist confronts the opposing force, making it the most intense moment of the plot.
What is the climax?
An observation about life that becomes a controlling idea in a literary work.
What is theme?
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is conflict?
The use of clues to suggest events that have yet to occur.
What is foreshadowing?
Events that push the plot along, building tension to keep the audience invested in the story as it moves forward.
What is the rising action?
The main character of a literary work.
What is protagonist?
When something occurs that contradicts the expectations of the reader and characters.
What is situational irony?
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.
What is mood?
When the tension stemming from the story's central conflict decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion.
What is the falling action?
A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true.
What is dramatic irony?
The conclusion of the story that fully resolves the conflicts between characters.
What is the resolution?