Film -- Devices

When something nonhuman, such as an animal, place, or inanimate object, behaves in a human-like way.

• Anthropomorphism

• Alliteration

• Synonym

• Personification

A character who demonstrates some complexity, has lots of traits, likely changes throughout the story

• Internal conflict

• Flat character

• Round character

• External conflict

A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Round character

• Flat character

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

• Round character

• Anthropomorphism

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

A struggle between a character and an outside force

• Theme

• External conflict

• Anthropomorphism

• Stereotype

A character who acts as a contrast to another character

• Round character

• Flat character

• Foil

• Conflict

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• Alliteration

• Theme

• Foil

• Foreshadowing

A recurring theme, subject, or idea

• Motif

• Genre

• Stereotype

• Device

a story that jumps around, not told in chronological order

• Foil

• Internal conflict

• Non-linear

• Linear

a story told in order, chronologically

• Timeline

• Theme

• Non-linear

• Linear