OST Review Definitions= Literary Devices

Inconsistency between what is expected to happen and what actually happens in a story

The overall feeling of the reader that is created by the style or atmosphere of the author

Excited or anxious feelings about what might happen next

TYPE OF IRONY: someone states something opposite of the true meaning

TYPE OF IRONY: the reader is aware of something that the characters do not know

The use of hints, indications, and warnings to suggest what will happen later in the plot

TYPE OF IRONY: an unexpected event occurs

The use of sensory details to help the reader to visualize what is happening in the text

A transition to an earlier event that interrupts the normal chronological order of the story

The attitude of the author about the topic

An object, idea, or action that represents or stands from something else

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

A conversation between two or more characters