Literary Devices

"...Coming into the blast of cold air, they gasped like men plunged into icy water." 

The resolution of the story is best known as the _________.

"He knew it all, and yet he did not know it."

Tough love, sour sugar and jumbo shrimp are examples of _______.

“We are little flames, poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm..."

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds found within or at the end of words.

A direct or indirect reference to a famous person, event, or work.

Time and place of the story.

A polite word(s) used in place of an offensive word or phrase.

The suggested meaning of a word or phrase.

To compare similar concepts, characters, etc. so that the reader better understands meaning.

1st, 2nd and 3rd person are examples of _______.

The most exciting or intense part of a story.

An expression that has been used so often that its meaning and impact are no longer effective.

The order in which the author has chosen to convey the events of a story.

When the author gives clues about what will happen later in the story.

The struggle between two or more forces that drives the plot.

A thing, person or place that is present as a representation of a larger meaning.

The life lesson(s) of the text.

Words that affect a meaning, other than the literal meaning of the words.

The various classifications of literary works.

A poetic device that repeats the beginning consonant sound.

"It would have taken a lumberjack ten minutes to cut down all the trees in Kansas."

Person versus self is an example of this literary device.