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Literary Devices

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Short Story   show
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Plot   show
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show the time and place a story occurs  
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show introductory information that gives important background into the story  
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Rising Action   show
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show the dramatic high of the story  
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Falling Action   show
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show the part of the story where the problem is resolved or worked out  
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show The problem  
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man vs. self   show
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man vs. nature   show
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man vs. man   show
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man vs. society   show
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Characterization   show
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show a character who undergoes an important change  
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Static   show
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show the hero or main character in a piece of work  
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show the person or force who struggles with the protagonist  
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show The person who tells the story and how it is told  
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show 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.  
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Third person   show
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show 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.  
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Suspense   show
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Flashback   show
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Foreshadowing   show
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show a brief reference to a person, place, or event in literature or history  
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Irony   show
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show anything that stands for something else  
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Dialogue   show
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Analogy   show
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Metaphor   show
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Simile   show
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show when something non-human is given human characteristics  
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show an extreme exaggeration  
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show a gentler term used in place of a more offensive one  
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show a word which has two meanings at the same time, often resulting in humor  
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show a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds (narrative = story)  
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show 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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