Literary Devices

The sequence of events in a story is the...

When a character says one thing but means another.

What drives a story or moves it along is...

the underlining story that adds to the meaning of the main series of events

when the reader knows something very important that the characters do not

The setting is...

The general mood of the story, or what emotions it is making you feel as you read it

The speed at which events happen in a story is know as...

It is the turning point of the story when all of the action is the highest.

When the reader thinks one thing will happen, but the opposite happens

It introduces the characters, setting, and sets up the story.

Man vs. self; struggling mentally or emotionally with a problem

the antagonist is...

_________ is what drives a character and makes her do things.

At the end of the story, when everything is figured out and the conflict is no more.

The theme of a story is...

The attitude towards a character or situation; what the author wants you to think about it.

A character battling the sea to get home is an example of...

Hinting at what may happen next, often by using symbols

the hero, the person you are rooting for

it represents something else; it means more than just what it is