Literary Devices
A comparison of unlike things that uses like or as.
What is a simile?
When a statement is contradictory, but ends up being true.
What is a paradox?
I'm so hungry I could eat an entire cafeteria of fries.
What is hyperbole?
The main character and its opposing force.
What is a protagonist and an antagonist?
"What lovely weather!" exclaimed Mrs. Unger as the rain pelted her.
What is verbal irony?
When something triggers an important memory.
A repeated image, phrase, word, or idea within a work of literature (including film).
What is a motif?
The tree danced in the wind as the sun whispered its secrets.
What is personification?
When two characters have completely opposite traits.
What is a character foil?
Within a story, there is reference to Judas (the person who betrayed Jesus).
What is an allusion?
A hint of something to come in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
The way the author describes something. The way the reader feels.
What are tone and mood.
What is symbolism?
When a character gets what they deserve.
What is poetic justice?
This type of narrator uses he, she, they, etc.
What is a third person?
When a line of poetry has punctuation at the end. When a line of poetry has no punctuation at the end.
What are end stop and enjambment?
A story that has a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.
What is allegory?
A play on words (or a dad joke).
What is a pun?
A character whose purpose is to relieve tension through humor.
What is comic relief?
The part of a narrative when the loose ends are tied up and the story comes to an end.
What is the conclusion?
Two words side-by-side that are opposite: jumbo shrimp, icy hot
What is an oxymoron?
A character experiences inner turmoil while a storm is raging outside.
What is pathetic fallacy?
"Crack, smack, attack!" and "Wait by the flowing willow."
What are cacophony and euphony?
Mr. Unger threw the bat as he missed his second swing and stormed off the diamond. (this suggests he is easily angered)
What is indirect characterization?
When the reader or audience knows information that the characters don't.
What is dramatic irony?