Literary Devices
The Theme of a work of literature
What is the overall message the author is trying to convey
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution
What is a plot diagram
The author's attitude
What is Tone
The character who opposes the main character
What is an Antagonist
Means "logic" includes evidence and statistics
What is logos
An object and an action have a deeper meaning
What is symbolism?
Tells the audience what the personality of the character
What is Direct Characterization
How the reader feels
What is Mood
A flaw in a speaker's or author's argument
What is a fallacy
A feeling of discomfort after a conflict
What is tension
When and where a story takes place
What is Setting
“On the sandbanks, the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones” (2).
What is a simile
When the readers know something about what's happened in a work of literature, and they're waiting to see what happens next
What is suspense
When characters speak in work of literature
What is dialogue
I is mentioned throughout the story
What is first person pov
Love and friendship are one in the same
What is theme
Shows things that reveal the personality of a character.
What is Indirect Characterization
Descriptive language which creates sensory experiences
What is Imagery
Means "Ethics" refers to a speaker's or author's credibility
What is Ethos
Who is the storyteller
What is a narrator
The motivations, thoughts and appearance of
What is characterization
A figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common
What is a Metaphor
The main character in a work of literature
What is a protagonist
Means "Passion" refers to a speaker's or writer's appeals to the emotions
What is Pathos
When the narrator knows all of the characters
What is 3rd person omniscient