Literary Devices

Highlight details of a character in a story.

She was as beautiful as Aphrodite.

Everyone told him it'd never happen, but he ended up being the #1 draft pick for the Lions.

Highest point in a story; part where there is no turning back for the main character

He was caught in the jungle quicksand and started to lose hope.

The table jumped out and bit my big toe!

Characters against natural events/occurrences

Hints or clues of coming events

Giving human like qualities to non-human things

The kindergarten classroom was a zoo the day the kids had a substitute teacher.

The tow truck broke down and had to wait over an hour for another tow truck to come help!

They wore safety pins on their shirts to show their support.

Character's conflict with themselves

Character has strong feelings and beliefs that go against what's "normal".

He was a well dressed man with dark eyes, a thin nose, and thinning hair that was turning grey.

Central Message

Person who goes against the hero of a story

Referring to past events/people in literary, biblical and/or pop culture.

The end of a story

Beginning part of a story

The three little pigs teaches us to always work our hardest!

Words are used in a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning

Events leading up to the climax

Conflict between two people

The clouds became dark and we could hear thunder in the distance.

Providing vivid details in a story using the five senses.

Events in a story that follow the climax

Comparing 2 unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"

Comparing 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"

The chocolate pie was rich and silky smooth with a creamy white puffy cloud of Cool Whip on top

Deeper meanings to things/objects through the use of symbols

Hero/character