LIterary Devices

Clues the author provides in order to hint at an outcome for the audience. 

"I began to wake up at night to find hunger standing at my bedside, staring at me gauntly."

The attitude the writer conveys toward the subject and audience.

The structure of a narrative. A series of related events that occur.

The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work. 

The speaker refers to him/herself as "you."

Words that carry suggestive or symbolic meaning beyond the literal level.

"a stinging slap came on my jaw."

The emotional content that is described in terms of feelings. 

Usually a personal narrative told using the workds "I" or "me."

The person who tells the story.

The teller of the story who seems to know everything about the characters and events.

When a story is told from the perspective of a neutral observer- uses "he' "she" "them"

The part of a narrative that interrupts the chronological flow by relating events from the past

“It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets”

“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.”

A central idea revealed through plot, characters, setting, POV and symbols.

A moment of insight (Ahha!) or revelation where something is seen from a different perspective.

The time and place a piece of literature occurs.

The resolution of the conflict following the climax of a plot.

"The Titanic was promoted as 100% unsinkable; but, in 1912 the ship sank on its maiden voyage"

The perspective of the narrator.

A pattern of identical or similar images/ideas throughout the text.

What is an indirect reference to an event, literature, or history called?

The antagonism between opposing characters or forces that causes tension or suspense. 

The dove which represents peace is an example of which literary device?

“as busy as a bee”  "as happy as a clam" "I slept like a log"