Duplicate of Literary Terms (Literary Devices)

A description that appeals to one of the five senses

A character that stays the same throughout a story

Comparison of two things without using like or as.

Hints that the author gives of things that are to come in the story.

Conclusion of the story

Reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work or work of art.

A universal idea or lesson about life that comes from a story; can be understood by most cultures

Problem or struggle between opposing forces like a person vs. society

The fatal flaw of a tragic hero that leads to their downfall (often death)

A comparison between two things using like or as

The introduction of setting, character, and basic situation in a story

A literary technique in which two or more things are placed side by side for the purpose of comparison

Which Irony? A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true.

Writer's attitude toward his or her subject

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

A quality in a work of fiction that builds excitement or uncertainty

In a story, the highest or most intense point in the development

The quality of having a big ego and being arrogant

The main character in a story

Details which are hinted at but not directly stated

A contrast between what appears to be real and what is actually real.

A conversation between characters; can be used to move the action along.

A distinctive feature or idea in an artistic or literary work; mini theme like freedom, love

A character that grows or changes over the course of the story

Grouping of lines together in poetry

Atmosphere or feeling we get from the story

When someone is seeing a situation based upon their own beliefs, values, and experiences

Anything that stands for or represents something else