Literary devices

Sequence of events in a literary work.

“Friends, Romans, Countrymen” – William Shakespeare in Julius Caesar

Use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

"She ran as fast as a lion hunting its prey"

A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event.

An innocent bystander suffered facial injuries when the thug launched his glass across the bar.

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

A literary work is the writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject.

Writing that tells a story.

A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work.

The time and place of the action.

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literary work.

The imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem.

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The descriptive language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader