Literary Devices

Front

What is the term for the time, place, and atmosphere in which a story takes place?

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Setting

Front

What is the term for the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience?

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Tone

Front

What do we call the central character or hero, usually the character the audience is sympathetic towards?

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Protagonist

Front

What is the term for the style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer?

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Diction

Front

What is the element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions?

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Mood

Front

What literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What do we call an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for a recurring theme, subject, or idea in a literary work?

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Motif

Front

What literary device involves a contrast between expectation and reality?

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Irony