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Literary Devices

TermDefinition
POINT OF VIEW (THREE TYPES!) First person – one of the characters, using the personal pronoun “I,” tells the story. Third person omniscient (ALL KNOWING)– the narrator knows (sees) everything about ALL the characters and their problems; can tell the reader what characters are thinki
CHARACTER A person or animal in a story. *protagonist – main character * antagonist – character that opposes the main character **dynamic – a character who changes **static – a character who stays the same
CHARACTERIZATION A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something. This includes how a character speaks, acts, feels, and how other characters talk to/about the character. Often listed as one-word adjectives.
MOTIVATION The reason(s) a character behaves in a certain way. Among the many reasons for a person’s behavior are feelings, experiences, and commands by others.
Setting The time AND place during which a story is set
Tone The author’s attitude (feelings) toward his/her subject matter, characters, and audience. Tone is interpreted through the author’s choice of words similar to the way a person’s tone of voice adds meaning to what they say.
Atmosphere the physical surrounding that adds to the overall feeling of a story
Mood the way a reader feels as he/she reads a story as described with one or two adjectives.
Conflict A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces. The conflict complicates things for the main character. INTERNAL – a struggle within a character’s own mind over feelings or a decision. (character vs. self) EXTERNAL – a struggle between a char
suspense The uncertainty or anxiety that a reader feels about what will happen next in the story. *Suspense usually builds during the rising action of a storyline!
Symbolism A person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well. Concrete object REPRESENTS abstract idea
Motif Any element of a story that is repeated in different stories at different times. Motifs can be a character, an image, or a storyline!
Theme The overall message or truth about life in a piece of literature. topic + what the author says about the topic = theme
Foreshadowing The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story. Foreshadowing is used to build suspense or anxiety for the reader.
Flashback Interruption in the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an earlier time. *Flashback IS NOT a memory but a way for a writer to go back in time and “fill in the blanks” for a reader. It can occur at any point in the plotline of a story
Irony situational irony – what happens is very different from what we expected would happen verbal irony – a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant dramatic irony – the reader/audience knows something the characters don’t know
Allusion A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, the arts, history, religion, mythology, sports,
Simile A comparison of two things that are not alike using words such as “like” or “as.”
Metaphor A comparison of two things that are not alike where one becomes the other.
Alliteration Repetition of the same beginning consonant sound of words that are close together.
Personification An object or animal is spoken about as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
Onomatopoeia An object or animal is spoken about as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
Imagery Language that appeals to the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell.
Rhyme Scheme VS Free Verse Rhymed poetry is identified by the pattern of the rhyming lines (based upon the last word in the line) and identified by LETTERS Free verse poetry does not have a regular rhyme scheme and resembles prose (ex: The Crossover)
Hyperbole Overstating something for the purpose of creating a comic effect.
Created by: Kenny Rivera
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