Literary Devices

A _______ is an enduring pattern or motif present throughout a literary work.

What term refers to the sequence of events and happenings that make up a story?

What term refers to the practice of attaching human traits to nonhuman beings/objects?

What term refers to the most intense, exciting, or important point of a story?

What term refers to the author's use of words and phrases to create “mental images”?

This is a brief/indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea existing outside the text

What term refers to the attitude the author adopts regarding a specific character or setting?

What is the feeling that leaves the reader holding their breath and wanting more information?

What term refers to the process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character?

What term refers to the manner in which a story is narrated and who it is that tells the story?

What word is used to identify the time, place, and mood of the events of a story?

What term is used to describe the depiction of events occurring prior to the present narration?

______ creates tension and interest in a story by adding doubt as to the outcome.

What term is used to describe words/phrases that hint at future events in a story?