LIterary Devices

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.

The person who tells the story.

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

The emotional content that is described in terms of feelings. 

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

"a stinging slap came on my jaw."

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

The time and place a piece of literature occurs.

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

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

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

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

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

The attitude the writer conveys toward the subject and audience.

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

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

The perspective of the narrator.

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

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

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