Lit Devices Definitions
A comparison between two objects or ideas by saying that one IS the other
What is a METAPHOR?
"It was light as a feather"
What is a SIMILE?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a NOUN?
Exposition, Inciting Event, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution/Denouement
What are the PARTS OF THE PLOT?
The protagonist of "A Sound of Thunder"
Who is ECKELS?
Two contrasting/opposite words used right next to each other
What is an OXYMORON?
"Ivan the Terrible"
What is an EPITHET?
Describes a person, place, thing, or idea
What is an ADJECTIVE?
Character vs. Character, Character vs, Nature, Character vs. Society, Character vs. Self
What are types of CONFLICT?
THIS character thought she was the target of bullies throughout the whole story but later found out it was someone and joined the bullies in teasing her at the end of "The Fan Club"
Who is LAURA?
Close placement of two contrasting objects, images, characters, or ideas
What is JUXTAPOSITION?
"Christmas is such a joyful time of the year when everyone displays such kindness, cheer, and generosity -- how terrible."
What is IRONY?
Action word
What is a VERB?
Direct and Indirect
What are the types of CHARACTERIZATION?
THIS destroys the house at the end of "There Will Come Soft Rains"
What is a FIRE?
The contextual meaning of a word
What is CONNOTATION?
"My sister is barely 5' tall; she says she's vertically challenged."
What is a EUPHEMISM?
What is a CONJUNCTION?
First Person, Second Person, and Third Person
What are types of POINT OF VIEW?
A purple mythological bird that the protagonist of "Initiation" learns about from a mysterious man on a bus
What is a paradox?
"Take thy face hence." -Shakespeare, Macbeth
What is SYNECDOCHE?
Describes verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
What is an ADVERB?
Setting helps establish THIS, which is the atmosphere of the story
What is MOOD?
THIS part of the plot is always later than we expect. For example, when Millicent decides not to join the sorority, when Laura is given the chance to bully Rachel, when Eckels realizes how his mistake changed the future, and when the house finally loses its battle with the fire.
What is the CLIMAX?