Literary Device Review

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The central, main idea, or lesson that's within a story.

"It is a tremendous task, dear friends... a mammoth task."

The narrator is NOT a character in the story but knows all the thoughts and feelings of others.

The house stared angrily at its occupants.

Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.

On the battlefield of feudal Japan. (1185 - 1868)

Montreal in the 1960's.

Courage / Friendship / Betrayal

When a word or phrase is used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings.

Jason warned, “Be good, take care of yourselves – and DON’T LEAVE THE PATH!"

The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to fall.

Texas on the 4th of July.

When an author hints at an upcoming event OR ending of a story.

A character says that she's afraid of the rain because sometimes she sees herself dead in it.

A struggle between two opposing forces.

The narrator is a character in the story and uses “I” and “me”.

Sensory details that paint a picture in the reader’s mind or emotions.

Inside came the fragrant smells of of brilliant pink azaleas and weeping golden blossoms.

She slept like a log.

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

When an author refers to the events or characters from ANOTHER story

Sailors navigating a ship together in the middle of an storm is an example of...

The position from which the narrator is telling a story.

Person vs. Self is an...

My sister is my rock.

We all have the capacity for good and evil - it is up to our decisions.

Your explanation is as clear as mud.

A comparison of one thing with another while using specific connecting words