Literary Devices

The written history of a persons life

When a character says something opposite of what they mean

Repeating something that has been said already

Makes it subject appear ridiculous--the reader may get mad, amused, or feel worthless

The attitude of a writer toward the subject of a composition 

The struggle between opposing forces around which the action of a literary work revolves

The central idea, message, or meaning of a literary work

The part of the story where all the loose ends of the plot are tied together.

Conversations among characters

A pattern of repeated sounds.

A short work of narrative fiction

An exaggeration

The time and place of the action in the story

Anticipation as to the outcome of events in a story 

The atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literature

An event that happened in the past. 

Use of word or words whose sounds imitate the sound of the thing spoken about. "MEOW"

A person, object, or event that represents something else 

It was so cold my body felt like the cold wind blowing through the trees. 

A story or account that is told by a narrator

The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work, the person who tells the story

A comparison or two or more similar objects

A short narrative of events told  without detailed description of characters. 

A brief story with a moral message, often including animals as characters. 

The potatoes eyes were about to pop out

The series of events  that happen in a literary work

When a situation turns out the opposite of what you expected. 

The written history of a person's life written by himself or herself

Prose works of literature that are partly or totally imaginary

A serious play with a sad or tragic ending

The part of the story where the conflict is developed

Comparison that doesn't use 'like' or 'as'

Imaginative language, such as similes and metaphors

The vantage point from which the author tells the story

A concluding section at the end of a literary work, such as a novel or play

Objects, events, or creatures that stand for other things

Clues that help you figure out what might happen on later in the story

Prose writing that contains facts about real people and events

The preface or introduction of a literary work, such as a novel or play 

When two words near each other have the same beginning consonant sound

The kind or type of literary composition such as a novel, biography, or sonnet. 

The repeated use of a vowel sound. --- Here are some newblue shoes for you

The turning point in the story where the main charter is faced with solving a conflict