Literary Devices English I

phrases or expressions that have hidden meanings.

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell

Techniques writers use to engage their readers beyond the literal meaning of the text.

The occurrence of the same sound at the end of two or more words.

A minor plot that is related to the main story.

Only shows one trait.

The author explicitly describes the character.

Narrator is not a character in the story; knows all about all characters.

Handis to glove : Foot is to sock

Shows a character’s traits through his or her actions, thoughts, feelings, words 

Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence.

Dead leaves dance in the wind.

This character shows many different traits.

Narrator is not a character in the story; tells only thoughts and feelings of one character.

The story ends similar to how/where/when it began is what kind of plot?

Main character in the story.

character does not change.

There is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader knows to be true.

A word or line that is repeated,usually to evoke an emotion or create a rhythm. 

The character grows throughout the story.

The character that opposes the main character.

She felt like a wilted flower is an example of...

Noticing the bunch of bananas, the hungry gorilla went ape is an example of...

The moral of the story.

I waited an eternity for summer to get here! Is an example of...

Words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant.

Character that contrasts the protagonist to highlight particular qualities of the other

reason that explains, orpartially explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions or speech

The world's a stage! Is an example of...

The pic is an example of what

The image is an example of...

The picture is an example of what

Buzz! Crack! Quack! 

The narrator is a character in the story.