Freshman Literary Devices

characters and mainconflict are introduced in this part of plot

my friend mocking me is an

The main character of a story

Third person narrators are ALWAYS reliable

“The little girl who lived down the lane was nasty to her neighbors.” is

First person narrators are always unreliable

Any scene that presentsevents that happened before the main time frame of a story is called

a blizzard threatening my life is an 

the point at which we learnthe outcome of the conflict

indirect characterizations are always inferences

clues to hint at what is going to happen later in a story

an emotional struggle is called

a character that changes

the reader can hear at least 2 characters thoughts in

the feeling of uncertaintyor anxiety about what is going to happen next

a character with few traits

direct characterizations are always inferences

The time period and placein which the action of a story takes place

a character that doesn't change

the atmosphere of a story

an inference about what will happen in the story

direct characterizations are never inferences

Each had a rifle in his hand, each had hate in his heart and murderuppermost in his mind.

the character that stops the main character from getting what they want

when an author lets us figure out what a character is like it is

conflicts in the story occur during which part of plot

whenever a character is thinking, they are experiencing an internal conflict

seeing what's happening inside your head

any remaining issues areresolved

a character with a lot of traits

"My mother’s voice was like a cool, dark room in summer" is

"When I think of the hometown of my youth, all that I seem to remember isdust" is