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Literary Devices

TermDefinition
Point of View The perspective from which a story is told.
First Person Point of View First person – one of the characters, using the personal pronoun “I,” tells the story.
Third Person Omniscient the narrator knows (sees) everything about ALL the characters and their problems; can tell the reader what characters are thinking and what is happening in several places at one time; is not part of the story’s action at all.
Third Person Limited the narrator is not part of the story’s action and focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only ONE character (LIMITED to that person); the reader observes the action through only one of the characters in the story.
Character A person or animal in a story.
Protagonist Main character
Antagonist character that opposes the main character
Dynamic a character that changes
Static A character that 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 Conflict a struggle within a character’s own mind over feelings or a decision.
External Conflict a struggle between a character and an outside force.
3 types of conflict character vs. character character vs. nature character vs. society
Suspense The uncertainty or anxiety that a reader feels about what will happen next in the story.
Symbolism A person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well.
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.
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.
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, etc.
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 Words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning.
Imagery Language that appeals to the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell.
Rhyme Scheme 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 Free verse poetry does not have a regular rhyme scheme and resembles prose
Hyperbole Overstating something for the purpose of creating a comic effect.
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