Poetic Devices Def'n
Poetic Device Eg.
SS Terms Def'n
SS Terms Def'n II
100
A comparison using like or as
simile
100
Life is like a box of chocolates
simile
100
Protagonist
The main character
100
This type of character is considered realistic, with many sides to their personality.
round
200
A comparison not using like or as
metaphor
200
He is a human computer
metaphor
200
Against the main character
Antagonist
200
This point of view we see and hear the action but don't know anyone thoughts or feelings.
Objective
300
Words that imitate sound
onomatopoeia
300
jumbo shrimp
oxymoron
300
Where and when a story takes place
setting
300
This point of view we know the thoughts and feeling of one or two characters.
3rd person limited omniscient
400
Words that have the same initial sound
Alliteration
400
I am so hungry I am starving!
hyperbole
400
The lesson or moral of the story
theme
400
This point of view uses "i"
1st person
500
words that seem to contradict each other
oxymoron
500
The trees danced in the wind
personification
500
the problem of the story - 3 kinds
conflict character vs. character character vs. society character vs. nature
500
This point of view we know the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
3rd person omniscient
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