Literary Devices

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Complicated individuals who are capable of growth and change

Comparing two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"

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The author's distinctive word choices and style of expression

When the opposite of what we expect to happens actually happens

The narrator tells what happens without stating more than can be observed (never read minds)

Giving an inanimate object human qualities

The dictionary definition of a word

Logical deductions that are made based on premises assumed to be true

Creation of tension within a story

When the narrator is a character within the story and is telling the story through his/her POV

Person

Undergoes a permanent change in some aspect of their character

2 dimensional, static, predictable; lacks complexity and individuality

Disease / Aging / Natural World

Same sort of person at the end of the story as they were at the beginning of the story

Hinting at a future event

Family / Town / Government

Unified structure of incidents in a story

Using details to paint a picture in the mind of the reader

A main idea or underlying meaning in a literary work that may be stated directly / indirectly

The implied meaning of a word

The narrator is outside of the action of the story but can read the mind of one character

Internal Conflict

comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

When a character says something but truly means something else (sarcasm, reverse psychology)

When the audience or reader knows something the characters are not aware of

The narrator is outside of the action of the story and can read the minds of 2+ characters

When a person, object, etc... represents or stands for something other than itself