Duplicate of Literary Devices

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

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

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

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

The most exciting or intense part of a story.

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

Time and place of the story.

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

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

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

The suggested meaning of a word or phrase.

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

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

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

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

The life lesson(s) of the text.

Person versus self is an example of this literary device.

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

A poetic device that repeats the beginning consonant sound.

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

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

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds found within or at the end of words.

The various classifications of literary works.

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