Literary Terms and Devices

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A narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.

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Foreshadowing

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A type of descriptive language used to convey meaning in a way that differs from its literal meaning.

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Figurative language

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The conclusion of the story by the resolving of conflicts between characters.

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Resolution

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A figure of speech that makes a non-literal comparison between two unlike things.

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Metaphor

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The voice adopted by the author.

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Speaker

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Repeating identical or similar sounds at the end of words.

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Rhyme

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A creative work's main idea or underlying meaning.

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Theme

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A genre of storytelling that presents narratives grounded in plausible events and relatable characters, lacking elements of fantasy, science fiction, or the supernatural.

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Realistic fiction

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A literary device where a word imitates the sound it represents.

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Onomatopoeia

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Opposer of the hero or main character.

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Antagonist