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Literary Devices
PASS THE EOC
100
The part of the plot the introduces the characters, setting, and atmosphere.
What is the introduction?
100
A character or force who wants something opposite than the protagonist. (The bad guy)
What is an antagonist?
100

uncertainty or multiple meanings

Ambiguity

100
The perspective or angle from which the author tells the story.
What is the point of view?
100

The point of the paragraph. It is the most important thought about the topic.

What is the main idea?

200
The most intense part of the story where suspense is heightened.
What is the Climax?
200

the literal dictionary meaning of a word

Denotation

200

writing intended to explain or inform

Expository Text or Explanatory 

200
Hints or clues as to suggest what will happen later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
200

The narrator is telling the story (using "I")

First person: The narrator is telling the story 

300
The problem in the story: a struggle between characters, or between a characters and some inner or outer force.
What is the conflict?
300

A character who changes over time.

What is a dynamic character?

300

a brief summary without opinions

Objective Summary

300
A contradiction between what is expected and what really happens.
What is Irony?
300

the opposing argument

Counterclaim

400
A point in the story where there is a decisive change, or the plot changes direction.
What is the turning point?
400
A character known for only for one trait or characteristic.
What is the flat character
400

writing that uses humor or criticism to expose flaws

SATIRE

400
An object or person that stands for something else and usually helps explain the theme of the story.
What is the symbol?
400
A narrative mode in which the protagonist is referred to by second-person personal pronouns for example, "you".
What is second person?
500
The events after the climax, the problem is being worked out and the action is winding down.
What is the falling action?
500

the quality of being trustworthy and believable

Credibility

500

presenting something as less important than it really is

Understatement

500
A device in which the audience or reader know what is really happening, but the characters in the story do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
500

a subtle difference in meaning

Nuance

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