Literary devices
The central message of the literary work
Theme
The part of the story that builds up the setting and characters
Exposition
Protagonist & Antagonist
Antagonist: The main villain or evil that the main characters face in the story
A story that is generally told in a less lengthy format, making it more concise.
Short story
What class is this?
Exact answers only
English 1 standard
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
The events in the story that lead to the end
The Falling action
Personification
Assigning traits of a person to inanimate objects or things.
Example: The lightning danced throughout the sky.
A form of literature or writing that involves telling a message or story through short stanzas. These tend to be emotional or entertaining.
Poem
What is third third-person omniscient point of view
A point of view where the narrator knows what all the characters are thinking.
When the reader or viewer knows something that the character does not know
Dramatic irony
The end of the story
Conclusion
First-person point of view
When the story is told through the eyes of the main character. Uses I, me, mine, etc
A fiction book that has all words and no pictures. What most people think of when they hear the word "Book"
Novel
When something represents more than just itself in the story.
Example: The curtains are ______ of the dread and feeling of gloom that the woman felt
Symbolism/symbolic
Comparing two things without using like or as
Metaphor
The main action or turning point of the story happens here.
The Climax
Person vs self
A type of conflict that is between a character and their inner thoughts or feelings.
Example: Katniss in The Hunger Games struggles with the fact that she has to kill other tributes to live, but needs to stay alive.
This type of literature uses pictures and text to tell a story using both media. This creates a better understanding of the text and allows for the story to be told more vividly and excitingly.
Graphic Novel
What type of poem does not adhere to a strict rhyme or meter
Free Verse
DAILY DOUBLE
When something from the real world is mentioned in a fictional story. This is most commonly shown with references to media such as books, movies, and TV shows. The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-time had a lot of these
Allusion
The part of the story that builds up towards the climax
Onomatopeia
Words that sound like the sound they make when said out loud
Example: Bang, Pop, Wham
This type of literature involves a script format where the characters' names are written next to what they are saying
Play/Drama
This type of poem is generally long and about heroic deeds and adventures
Epic