Short Story Elements & Literary Devices

This literary devices attributes human qualities to things that are not human.

The conflict of the story:

This literary device makes an implied comparison between two things

From this point of view, you are in the character's head and they use words like "I", "me", "we"

This literary device creates mental images for the reader

This literary devices uses "like" or "as" to compare two things

What is a short story?

This literary device is used to emphasize something and make it more memorable

From this point of view, an unknown narrator has the perspective of all of the characters and is all-knowing

From this point of view, a narrator outside of the story describes what the characters do and what happens to them.

The character or thing that opposes the main character is called

This literary device is when an earlier event, memory, or conversation is inserted into the story.

This literary device is when an object, person, place, or idea is described, but stands for something else

The way that the author expresses their attitude toward a topic in their writing is known as the

The Plot is:

The setting of a story

The main or central idea of a story is known as the

The central character to the story is called

This literary device hints at what might happen later in the story

The overall atmosphere or feeling created for or experienced by the reader is known as the