Literary Devices Review

a character's thoughts, words, and actions, as well as what others say and think about them

straightforward statements about a character

point of view where the narrator is a character in the story; I

a division or type of literature

point of view where the narrator is an outsider that reveals ONE character's thoughts

a switch from the present time in a story to a scene from the past

what we already know about something; prior knowledge

the basic form of written language; generally, anything that is not poetry or drama

taking our prior knowledge and combining it with evidence from a story to draw a conclusion

problem where a character struggles against some part of his/her own personality or self

point of view where the narrator is an outsider that does not reveal any character's thoughts

anything that stands for, or represents, something else

the main character in a story

hints or clues provided by the author that reveal later events in a story

point of view where the narrator is an all-knowing outsider that can reveal anyone's thoughts

the rival of the main character in a story

point of view where the narrator refers to the reader as you 

problem where a character struggles against another character, society, or nature