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Literary Devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Short Story | a story with a fully developed theme, but shorter than a novel |
| Plot | sequence of events in a story |
| Setting | the time and place a story occurs |
| Exposition | introductory information that gives important background into the story |
| Rising Action | the series of events that lead to the climax of the story |
| Climax | the dramatic high of the story |
| Falling Action | the part after the climax where loose ends of the story are tied up |
| Resolution | the part of the story where the problem is resolved or worked out |
| Conflict | The problem |
| man vs. self | an argument or decision-making process within a character’s mind |
| man vs. nature | the character is challenged by an aspect of nature, such as a storm or an unfriendly environment |
| man vs. man | when a character struggles with another character |
| man vs. society | the character is not in agreement with the written or unwritten rules/laws of his community |
| Characterization | the method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work |
| Dynamic | a character who undergoes an important change |
| Static | a character who does not change throughout the story |
| Protagonist | the hero or main character in a piece of work |
| Antagonist | the person or force who struggles with the protagonist |
| Point of view | The person who tells the story and how it is told |
| First person | where a story is narrated by one character at a time, speaking for and about themselves. It means writing from the “I” point of view. |
| Third person | where a story is narrated from the omniscient (all-knowing) point of view. Here, the he-she form is used. |
| Theme | the message the author is trying to send about life or human nature Imagery: writing that involves one or more of the five senses (hearing, taste, touch, smell, sight). The author paints a picture using a word or group of words. |
| Suspense | a feeling of growing tension and excitement |
| Flashback | referring to an event which took place before the beginning of the story |
| Foreshadowing | a method used to build suspense by providing hints of what’s to come |
| Allusion | a brief reference to a person, place, or event in literature or history |
| Irony | when the opposite of what’s expected happens |
| Symbol | anything that stands for something else |
| Dialogue | a conversation in a piece of literature |
| Analogy | a comparison made to show such a similarity |
| Metaphor | a comparison that shows how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar to another without using “like” or “as” |
| Simile | a comparison that shows how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar to another...using “like” or “as” |
| Personification | when something non-human is given human characteristics |
| Hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| Euphemism | a gentler term used in place of a more offensive one |
| Pun | a word which has two meanings at the same time, often resulting in humor |
| Epic Poem | a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds (narrative = story) |
| Tragedy | A drama in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances |
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TimCharette
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