Literary Devices

"...Coming into the blast of cold air, they gasped like men plunged into icy water." 

The struggle between two or more forces that drives the plot.

The life lesson(s) of the text.

“We are little flames, poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm..."

Person versus self is an example of this literary device.

The most exciting or intense part of a story.

A poetic device that repeats the beginning consonant sound.

Words that affect a meaning, other than the literal meaning of the words.

1st, 2nd and 3rd person are examples of _______.

"It would have taken a lumberjack ten minutes to cut down all the trees in Kansas."

This is a picture of Mrs. Freeman, her friend and which UK basketball player?

The suggested meaning of a word or phrase.

The resolution of the story is best known as the _________.

The various classifications of literary works.

To compare similar concepts, characters, etc. so that the reader better understands meaning.

A thing, person or place that is present as a representation of a larger meaning.

A direct or indirect reference to a famous person, event, or work.

Time and place of the story.

An expression that has been used so often that its meaning and impact are no longer effective.

"He knew it all, and yet he did not know it."

The order in which the author has chosen to convey the events of a story.

A polite word(s) used in place of an offensive word or phrase.

When the author gives clues about what will happen later in the story.

Tough love, sour sugar and jumbo shrimp are examples of _______.