Common Literary Devices

Which is an example of figurative language?

Exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution are all part of ______.

When two things are placed closed together, often to highlight the contrast

When something in a story represents more than itself

A lesson derived from a story

The complete portrayal of a character, including physical and mental traits

The narrative tense is established through which part of speech?

The narrator is not a character in the story ("he," "she," name)

Which is a type of third-person narration?

I gazed up at the giant lightbulb in the sky.

The reader is the main character in the story ("You")

A central or recurring idea

A comparison that makes an explanatory point

Word choice

When human qualities are given to something nonhuman

Vivid language that helps the reader imagine the story through any of the five senses

A problem or obstacle in the story

The sequence of events (i.e., what happens)

When the opposite of what is expected occurs, either verbally or situationally

A protagonist usually ____.

First, second, or third person

Empathy, survival, growing up, the importance of family

An incomplete sentence (used for emphasis or effect)

A scene set in a time earlier than the main story

The highest point of tension

The feeling the reader experiences (the atmosphere)

A surprise happening in a story

The sun is a giant lightbulb in the sky.

Repetition: When a word, phrase, or sentence is repeated ________

An antagonist _____.

How the story ends; indicates what the future holds

_____ builds the suspense of the story.

_____ explains the setting, main characters, and conflict

A question asked for emphasis or effect

Conversation between two or more people

A comparison using like, as, or than

The feeling or attitude the narrator conveys

The narrator is a character in the story ("I")

The time and place of a story