Literary Devices
Giving human traits to an object or animal.
What is Personification?
The time and place where a story happens.
What is Setting?
Words that represent sounds like "Pop" or "Sizzle."
What is Onomatopoeia?
To conclude something based on evidence and reasoning.
What is Infer?
Writing that is intended to explain or describe.
What is Expository?
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as."
What is a Simile?
A struggle between two opposing forces (Man vs. Self, etc.).
What is Conflict?
The emotional feeling or "vibe" attached to a word.
What is Connotation?
To strongly suggest something without saying it directly.
What is Imply?
A secondary side-story that supports the main plot.
What is a Subplot?
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
What is Hyperbole?
A character who undergoes an inner change or shift.
What is a Dynamic Character?
A comparison between two things to explain a relationship.
What is an Analogy?
The person telling the story.
What is the Narrator?
A long speech given by a single speaker.
What is a Monologue?
A comparison between two things without using like or as.
What is a Metaphor?
A character who does not change throughout the story.
What is a Static Character?
The repetition of words or sounds to form a pattern.
What is a Refrain?
Using logical reasoning to break down a complex idea.
What is Analysis?
Arranging events in the order they occurred in time.
What is Chronological?
Ridiculing people or society to make a point or change.
What is Satire?
The peak of action or the "turning point" of a story.
What is the Climax?
The literal dictionary definition of a word.
What is Denotation?
Using "clues" in a sentence to figure out an unknown word.
What are Context Clues?
A type of writing that tells a story (real or imagined).
What is Narrative?