LITERARY DEVICES

It refers to the time and place in which a story takes place.

• Setting

• Atmosphere

• Mood

• Voice

It refers to the main character of a story, a novel or a play.

• Protagonist

• Villain

• Antagonist

• Flat

It is the central idea or concept of a story.

• Theme

• Mood

• Imagery

• Conflict

It is an issue in a narrative around which the whole story revolves.

• Villain

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Exposition

It is the general atmosphere of a narrative.

• Voice

• Mood

• Temper

• Setting

It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.

• Onomatopoeia

• Allegory

• Metaphor

• Imagery

It is the logical sequence of events that develops a story.

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Plot

• Denouement

It refers to a person who tells the story.

• Narrator

• Writer

• Bard

• Poet

It is a literary technique in which an abstract idea is given a form of characters, actions or events.

• Imagery

• Allegory

• Metonymy

• Hyperbole

It is where characters of a narrative speak to one another.

• Voice

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquy