Literary devices 1 - Examples
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
Alliteration
A scene that takes the story back in time
Flashback
The author tells us something about the character
Direct characterization
What has happened in the story
Plot
Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all
Over the countryside
End Rhyme
A story within the story
The author shows us something about the character
Indirect characterzation
Where the story takes place
Setting
My love is like a red rose
Similie
A hint about what is going to happen later on in the story
Foreshadowing
Characters with little personality. They do not not change during the story
Flat/Static characters
Flat/Static characters
The point of highest interest in the story.
Climax
it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness
Contrast
A comparison between two objects without using like or as
Metaphor
Characters that change during the story and has lots off personality
The underlying meaning or central idea of the written work
Theme
My cell phone keeps shouting at me
Personification
Representing sometihng more than itself
Symbol
The main character of the story
Protagonist
A personal point of view
First person narration