Literary Terms and Devices

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Setting

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The time and place of a story.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of beginning consonants in several words.

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Main Character

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Plays a large role in the story; can't be removed from the story.

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First Person

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Character within the story is telling it; uses 'I'.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a story.

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Plot

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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Conflict

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The struggle between opposing forces in a story.

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Foreshadowing

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Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

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Metaphor

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A comparison of one thing to another without using 'like' or 'as'.