7th PSSA MP2 Literary Devices

An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally.

A reference in literature to a familiar person, place or event.

The use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning.

The events that occur after the climax in a story.

The time and place in which a story unfolds

The end part of a story where the conflict is resolved.

The bad/evil character that is against the protagonist in a story.

An exaggeration or overstatement.

The emotions of a work or of the author in his/her creation of the work.

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things not using like or as.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words.

A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses.

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

The structure and sequence of events in a story.

The essential parts that make up literature.

The beginning part of plot, where the reader learns about the characters and setting of a story

The good/positive character in a story.

The vantage point from which a story is told.

A major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work.

Language that can't be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect.

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as.

The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters.

An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form.

The turning point in a story, when the conflict is at its most intense.

The part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated, leads to the climax.

The conversation between two people in a literary work.

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities.

A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions in a story.

A device used in literature to give you a clue of something that will happen later in a story.

A device used in literature to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story.

Tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to writing.

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning.