Literary Devices

Most important idea of a story or paragraph.

Arranged in order of time.

What the author is trying to get across with his or her writing.

The author's purpose for a news story.

An article/story written to convince the reader

Finding the differences between two or more things.

The writer's purpose for a journal entry

Speech that reflects the way words are pronounced, vocabulary used.  to a geographical region

A consequence or result of an event

The attitude or voice of the writer.

Type of writing with characters, plot, and setting.

The information comes from a reliable source.

Type or category of writing.

Copying someone's work and claiming it as your own.

Repetition of vowel sounds such as stony, holy or the man sat back at last.

Making an educated guess based on clues.

The way the writer creates and develops a character's personality

Nonfiction article written to give information.

When a person, place, thing, or event is used to represent something else.

Main character of the story; often a good or heroic type of person.

A person, thing, or force that works against the protagonist.

Determining the ways two or more things are that same