Literary Devices 1
The overall feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing conveys to the reader.
What is a mood?
Comparing two things without like or as.
the bringing together of details to wrap up the conflict at the end of the story.
What is a resolution?
the most basic information of a story: who, what, when where, why, and how.
Who is the protagonist?
The home where Steinbeck is from.
What is Salinas?
The attitude an author conveys towards their subject matter and audience.
What is a tone?
What is a simile?
a problem facing the central character, creating the action of the story
What is a conflict?
a character who has an opportunity to grow or change, but stays the same
What is a static character?
What is the Depression Era?
The message of the story, moral.
What is a theme?
The distincitve way in which a writer uses language.
What is style?
a problem facing the central character, creating the action of the story
What is a crisis?
a character with more than one distinct quality
What is a round character?
These two main characters are bffs.
Who are Lennie and George?
A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
What is exposition?
The central idea of a piece of writing.
What is theme?
Vthe most basic information of a story: who, what, when where, why, and how.
What is exposition?
a character who undergoes a major change in the course of the story
The woman who raised Lennie.
The final part of a story's plot, where the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up
What is a resolution?
The time and place of the story.
What is setting?
The high point of the conflict of the story.
Crisis
a character with only one visible quality or characteristic
What is a flat character?
This is Lennie and George's dream.
What is the farm?