Literary Devices/ Elements

Question 1

Interruption of the time to present something that occurred B4 the beginning of the story

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flashback

Question 2

principal character or force in opposition to the protagonist

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antagonist

Question 3

The writer tells us directly what the character is like

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direct characterization

Question 4

when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite

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verbal irony

Question 5

Important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come

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foreshadowing

Question 6

plot that is related to but less important than the main plot of a story

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subplot

Question 7

The way a writer creates and develops characters personalities is known as . . .

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Characterization

Question 8

main character in a work of literature

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protagnoist

Question 9

story that consist of imaginary details

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fiction

Question 10

Narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities

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allegory

Question 11

"I have so much homework, I'll never come out of my room!" is what type of literary device

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hyperbole

Question 12

In a literary work, --------is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

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mood

Question 13

occurs when two statements don't seem to agree with each other

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contradiction

Question 14

the author’s attitude toward the subject of a work

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tone

Question 15

The sequence of events in a story is called a

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Plot

Question 16

an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand

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theme

Question 17

one thing (object, person, place) used to represent something else

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symbol

Question 18

figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics

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personification

Question 19

when there is a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs in a story

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situational irony

Question 20

… when the reader or audience knows something a character does not

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dramatic irony

Question 21

device that compares two dissimilar things

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metaphor

Question 22

is the writer's position on an issue or problem

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claim

Question 23

refers to the feeling the reader gets about the story based on the details the author uses.

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atomsphere

Question 24

words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses.

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imagery

Literary Devices/ Elements

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Literary Devices/ Elements

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