Literary Devices 1
The overall message in a story.
Theme
The time and place the story’s events occur.
Setting
How many types of conflict are there?
7
Turning point or the highest point of tension in the story with the most interest and suspense.
Climax
Protagonist
Giving non-living things (inanimate objects) human qualities.
Personification
An indirect comparison of two things (not using like or as).
Metaphor
An inner struggle or problem about what to do or how to think.
Character vs Self
The beginning of the story where the main characters and the setting is revealed).
Exposition
Character in conflict with the main character. Sometimes called the villain.
Antagonist
A deliberate exaggeration of writing or speech used for effect.
Hyperbole
A hint at future events.
Foreshadowing
A character battling their own destiny.
Character vs. Fate
Tying up of loose ends to the complications built up in the beginning of the story.
Resolution/Denouement
What is a dynamic character?
Undergoes change in personality, attitude, beliefs, etc. Tend to be more complex in comparison to other characters.
The atmosphere created in a text for the reader.
Mood
The author’s attitude toward his/her subject matter.
Main character struggles with the laws or beliefs of the group.
Character vs. Society
This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed (the problem).
Rising Action
What is a flat/static character?
Does not change throughout the story, remains the same. They may not have as much depth to their personality.
A brief hint or reference to pop-culture, historical event/figure, mythology, or another work within a text.
Allusion
A series of repeating consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of phrases or stressed syllables.
Alliteration
A problem a character has with robots or machines.
Character vs. Technology
Often in an introduction there will be an…
Inciting Incident
What does "First Person Involved" narration mean?
The narrator is the main character in the story. Uses pronouns like “I” and “me”.