Literary Elements/Poetic Devices

a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object

When a poet repeats a word, line or stanza in a poem

When words have the same ending sound

The use of like or as to compare two unlike things

The use of words that imitate sounds

the narrator's position in relation to the story being told

The events leading to the climax

The solution to the problem in a story

a feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen

a division of a poem that consists of a series of lines

When the author uses objects, people, places or events to represent something else

The high point of intensity in a story

The way the reader feels when they are reading a story

The central message in the story

A comparison without the use of like or as

When a number of words in a line of poetry have the same beginning consonant sound

When and where a story takes place

The main problem/struggle in the story

When something happens in a story that is the opposite of what is expected

The way the author describes a character through their thoughts, actions, and words

the use of exaggeration for effect

A brief description of the main events

When the author provides a clue of what is to come later in the story