What Am I?
I HAVE AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION WITH WORDS
CONNOTATION
EXTREME EXAGGERATION
HYPERBOLE
PATTERN OF RHYME IN A POEM
RHYME SCHEME
THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN A STORY
PLOT
SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS SOMETHING ELSE
SYMBOL
WORD CHOICE
DICTION
THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION OR LITERAL MEANING OF A WORD
DENOTATION
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE THEIR MEANING
EX: POP, ZIP, SWOOSH
ONOMATOPOEIA
THE PROBLEM IN A STORY
CONFLICT
THE CENTRAL IDEA OR MESSAGE OF A LITERARY WORK
THEME
I AM A SECTION OF A LITERARY WORK THAT INTERRUPTS THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO RELATE AN EVENT FROM AN EARLIER TIME
FLASHBACK
WORDS OR PHRASES THAT APPEAL TO ONE OR MORE OF THE 5 SENSES
IMAGERY
REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS
ALLITERATION
THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE STORY'S ACTION
SETTING
THE USE OF CLUES THAT SUGGEST EVENTS THAT HAVE YET TO OCCUR
FORESHADOWING
EXAMPLES OF ME ARE:
BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE
HIT THE HAY
KNOW THE ROPES
IDIOMS
THE WRITERS FEELING TOWARD HIS OR HER SUBJECT
TONE/MOOD/ATTITUDE
THE FOLLOWING VERSE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF LITERARY DEVICE
WITH OPEN ARMS I HIDE HIS TEARS LIKE A SHIELD WITH TOO MANY DENTS
SIMILE
THE MAIN CHARACTER OF A LITERARY WORK
PROTAGONIST
A CONTRADICTION BETWEEN APPEARANCE, EXPECTATION, OR REALITY
IRONY
A SUMMARY IN WHICH I LEAVE OUT MY OPINION
OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
THE MOST CONDENSED FORM OF STORY-TELLING
POETRY
HER HEART IS GOLD IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS LITERARY DEVICE
METAPHOR
THE PERSON OR FORCE THAT OPPOSES OR COMPETES AGAINST THE MAIN CHARACTER
ANTAGONIST
THE VARIOUS MEANS IN HOW AN AUTHOR DESCRIBES AND DEVELOPS CHARACTERS
CHARACTERIZATION