Literary Devices
giving human traits to something not human
What is personification?
where and when the story takes place
What is setting?
person harmed / injured / killed in a crime
What is a victim?
Man vs. Machine is this type of conflict.
What is external conflict?
a comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
the struggle between opposing characters, forces, or emotions
What is conflict?
person believed to have committed a crime
What is a suspect?
Man vs. Himself is this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
a direct comparison of two different things
What is a metaphor?
a moral or lesson the author wants the reader to learn from the story
What is theme?
a false clue in a mystery
What is a red herring?
"It was a dark and stormy night..." sets the __________ in a story.
What is mood?
descriptive language that establishes the mood or describes the setting
What is imagery?
Explain fiction vs. non-fiction.
Fiction = a text of non-real events
Non-fiction = a text of real-life events
a reason for a suspect to commit a crime
What is motive?
This man is known for writing the first detective story.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
What is a hyperbole?
the feelings that an author makes the reader experience through their story
What is mood?
a mystery is solved using logic and reason
What is a resolution?
In "Strawberry Spring," the narrator appears to be the __________ in the story. By the end of the story, he is revealed as the __________.
What are "protagonist" and "antagonist"?