Literary Techniques/Devices

Language used by poets, novelists and other writers that appeals to the senses and creates images in the mind of the reader

• Imagery

• Mood

• Tone

• Simile

The central idea, topic, or moral message of a story.

• Amplification

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

The act of creating and developing a character; either by describing specific traits of a character directly or depending on the reader to draw conclusions about traits.

• Characterization

• Personification

• Anthropomorphism

• Hyperbole

The point of view in which the narrator tells the story using the personal pronouns "I", "Me", "My" and "We".

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• Direct characterization

The point of view of a story in which the narrator tells the story describing another person who is the main character using the pronouns "he", "she", etc.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• First person omniscient

The writer's attitude toward his or her audience/subject.

• Tone

• Mood

• Denouement

• Metonymy

This type of conflict takes place within the mind of a character. The character struggles to make a decision, take an action, or overcome a feeling.

• External

• Internal

• Eternal

• None of the above

A struggle or problem in the story for the main character.

• Conflict

• Climax

• Dilemma

• Dramatic Irony

A character who goes against the main character in a story

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Anthimeria

• Foil

POW, BAM, BOOM, POP are examples of:

• Symbolism

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification