Literary Devices
A literary technique or situation where the outcome is the opposite of what is expected or when words are used to convey the reverse of their literal meaning
Irony
Is a central recurring or unifying idea message or subject in literature art or conversation
Theme
What literary device is this sentence in the text The Landlady by Roald Dahl "But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks"?
simile
A figure of speech that directly compares two different things to create a vivid image or often use the word "like or as."?
simile
Is the specific choice and use of words in speech or writing, acting as a foundational element of style, tone, and clarity
Diction
Is a sequence of events that occur from the first line to the last
Plot
What Literary device is this sentence by?"All in vain because death, in approaching him,had stalked with his black shadow before him" by Edgar Allan Poe
Forshadowing
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point, show strong emotion, or add humor
Hypebole
Is a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
Allusion
Where the story is located
setting
What narrative element is this sentence from The Landlady by Roald Dahl " Billy Weaver travelled down from London on the slow afternoon train with change at Swindon on the way and by time he got to Bath it was nine o'clock in the evening"
Plot
Words that imitate sounds?
Onomatopieia
Is a literary device where an author drops subtle hints or clues about plot developments that will occur later in a story
Foreshadowing
The struggle that motivate the character and lead to a works climax
conflict
What narrative element is this paragraph from the text "The Keys Of Destiny" "The sultan took the manuscript and tried to read it, but, though he knew many of the togues of man, he could not make it out, nor could any of the wise and learned men of his court."
Conflict
A figure or speech in which a word of a phase is applied to an object or an actionto which is not applicable?
Metaphor
A comparison between two things that are different but share a similar feature
Analogy
the narrator position in relation to the story being told
POV
What literary device is this sentence from Examination Day by Henry Slesan "An hour later, seated by the window, he watch the sun force its way between the clouds."
Diction
Descriptive in which a appealing to the 5 senses?
Imaginary