Literary Devices

The attitude or voice of the writer.

A person, thing, or force that works against the protagonist.

The author's purpose for a news story.

Arranged in order of time.

Repetition of vowel sounds such as stony, holy or the man sat back at last.

Determining the ways two or more things are that same

The information comes from a reliable source.

A consequence or result of an event

Type of writing with characters, plot, and setting.

When a person, place, thing, or event is used to represent something else.

Type or category of writing.

Copying someone's work and claiming it as your own.

Speech that reflects the way words are pronounced, vocabulary used.  to a geographical region

What the author is trying to get across with his or her writing.

Finding the differences between two or more things.

Nonfiction article written to give information.

The way the writer creates and develops a character's personality

Making an educated guess based on clues.

An article/story written to convince the reader

The writer's purpose for a journal entry

Main character of the story; often a good or heroic type of person.

Most important idea of a story or paragraph.