Novel Literary Devices

An object or character representing an idea or emotion beyond itself

When the ongoing development of the story is interrupted by a scene from the past

The moral, lesson, or message of a story

The feeling or atmosphere that a literary text evokes within a reader

The author’s attitude within a literary work

A comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as”

Descriptions of the five senses

When the expectation of a situation is exactly the opposite of what actually occurred

When audience/readers are aware of details in the plot to which the characters are not aware

Hints or clues provided by the author

Using human attributes/qualities to describe an inanimate object or animal

A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

Repeated consonant sounds beginning two or more words within a line of poetry or prose

indirect reference of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

When a speaker states the opposite of what he means