Literary Devices
Any struggle between opposing forces. Usually, the main character struggles against some other force
What is conflict?
It informs the audience of the issue at hand, the prevailing arguments from opposing sides and the position held by the author.
What is context?
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
The opposite of the argument, or the opposing argument.
What is the counterclaim?
Comparison without the use of like or as.
What is a metaphor?
An opening statement (which is usually the first sentence) in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to read on.
What is the hook?
The emotional feeling you get from a word
What is connotation?
The presentation of evidence and reasoning meant to weaken or undermine an opponent's claim.
What is the rebuttal?
The literal definition of a word.
What is denotation?
A main idea, often called a “claim” or “thesis statement,” backed up with evidence that supports the idea.
What is the argument?
The time and place in which the story takes place.
What is the setting?
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
What is the tone?
A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words.
What is irony?
Facts, documentation or testimony used to strengthen a claim, support an argument or reach a conclusion.
What is evidence?
The angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation.
What is the Point of View?
The central topic;main idea
What is the theme?
Interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative.
What are flashbacks?
When you evaluate someone else's argument. The task presents a brief passage in which the author makes a case for a course of action or interprets events by presenting claims and supporting evidence.
What is an analysis?
A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.
What is symbolism?
A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?