Duplicate of Literary Devices

When the author gives clues about what will happen later in the story.

"He knew it all, and yet he did not know it."

Tough love, sour sugar and jumbo shrimp are examples of _______.

Person versus self is an example of this literary device.

The struggle between two or more forces that drives the plot.

To compare similar concepts, characters, etc. so that the reader better understands meaning.

A polite word(s) used in place of an offensive word or phrase.

The most exciting or intense part of a story.

A thing, person or place that is present as a representation of a larger meaning.

1st, 2nd and 3rd person are examples of _______.

“We are little flames, poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm..."

A direct or indirect reference to a famous person, event, or work.

"...Coming into the blast of cold air, they gasped like men plunged into icy water." 

A poetic device that repeats the beginning consonant sound within a phrase or sentence.

Time and place of the story.

An expression that has been used so often that its meaning and impact are no longer effective.

Words that affect a meaning, other than the literal meaning of the words.

The suggested meaning of a word or phrase.

The order in which the author has chosen to convey the events of a story.

The various classifications of literary works.

"It would have taken a lumberjack ten minutes to cut down all the trees in Kansas."

The life lesson(s) of the text.

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds found within or at the end of words.