Literary Devices
More Literary Devices
More Literary Devices
More Literary Devices
More literary devices
100

The Theme of a work of literature 

What is the overall message the author is trying to convey

100

 Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution

What is a plot diagram 

100

 The author's attitude


What is Tone

100

 The character who opposes the main character


What is an Antagonist 

100

Means "logic" includes evidence and statistics 

What is logos 

200

 An object and an action have a deeper meaning 

What is symbolism?      

200

 Tells the audience what the personality of the character 

 What is Direct Characterization

200

 How the reader feels

 What is Mood

200

A flaw in a speaker's or author's argument 

What is a fallacy 

200

 A feeling of discomfort after a conflict

What is tension 

300

When and where a story takes place 

 What is Setting

300

“On the sandbanks, the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones” (2).

What is a simile

300

 When the readers know something about what's happened in a work of literature, and they're waiting to see what happens next

 What is suspense

300

When characters speak in work of literature 

What is dialogue 

300

 I is mentioned throughout the story

What is first person pov 

400

 Love and friendship are one in the same


What is theme 

400

Shows things that reveal the personality of a character. 

 What is Indirect Characterization

400

 Descriptive language which creates sensory experiences

What is Imagery 

400

Means "Ethics" refers to a speaker's or author's credibility 

What is Ethos 

400

 Who is the storyteller

What is a narrator 

500

The motivations, thoughts and appearance of 

What is characterization 

500

  A figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common 

 What is a Metaphor

500

 The main character in a work of literature

What is a protagonist 

500

Means "Passion" refers to a speaker's or writer's appeals to the emotions 

What is Pathos 

500

 When the narrator knows all of the characters

What is 3rd person omniscient