Literary Elements and Devices

This is the term for when an author hints at an outcome before it happens

__________ is when a writer gives human qualities to animals or objects.

______ is how the author feels about the subject and the message of the story.

What literary element describes the perspective of the narrator?

________ is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

First person point of view uses:

What is the literary device that imitates the sound it represents?

_____________ is an expression comparing one thing to another using the words “like” or “as”.

_______ reveals something true which at first seems contradictory.

What literary element describes the sequence of events in the story?

__________ is when a writer invokes the five senses.

Two words that seem contradictory are called:

What literary element describes the challenges the characters face?

_________ is the main character in a narrative.

What literary element describes the people or animals of the story?

____________ is when the opposite of what you expect happens.

What is the term for a necessary feature of all fictional narratives?

___________ is an obvious exaggeration or overstatement.

What is the term for a technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in their writing?

____________ is the repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another.

______ is when the author lets the audience know something the characters do not.

________ is the opposing character in a narrative.

________is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”.

What Literary Element describes when and where the story takes place?

Third person uses: