Literary Devices
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
What is a simile?
This character is the main opponent of the protagonist.
What is the antagonist?
This is the part of the plot where the conflict is introduced.
What is the rising action?
The central idea or message of a literary work.
What is a theme?
This word means the opposite of “exaggerate.”
What is understate?
This device gives human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
This character type remains the same throughout the story.
What is a static character?
The turning point or highest point of tension in a story.
What is the climax?
A red rose in a story typically symbolizes this.
What is love?
The use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?
A reference to another work of literature, art, or history is called this.
What is an allusion?
This character undergoes significant change over the course of the story.
What is a dynamic character?
This part of the plot reveals how the conflict is resolved.
What is the resolution?
This is a universal message about life or human nature found in a literary work.
What is a universal theme?
This word means a comparison without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
This term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
What is the term for a character that is well-developed and complex?
What is a round character?
This literary term refers to events that lead up to the climax.
What is the rising action?
A mockingbird in literature can symbolize this.
What is innocence?
The connotation of a word refers to its ____.
What is emotional or cultural association?
What is the term for a recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature?
What is a motif?
This term describes a character who contrasts with another to highlight specific traits.
What is a foil?
This technique involves a character reflecting on a past event to provide context.
What is a flashback?
A character’s journey from innocence to experience often represents this theme.
What is coming of age?
A subtle or indirect way of saying something unpleasant.
What is a euphemism?