Literary Devices SE (POV/Irony/AuthorStyle)

The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters in the story.

• First person point-of-view

• Third person limited point-of-view

• Third person omniscient point-of-view

• Third person objective point-of-view

Answer explanation

Omniscient means "knowing everything"

The narrator is a character in the story. The narrator uses words like “I” and “me.”

• First person point-of-view

• Third person limited point-of-view

• Third person omniscient point-of-view

• Third person objective point-of-view

Answer explanation

"I" and "me" are first person pronouns

The narrator is an outsider who doesn’t know the thoughts and feelings of any of the characters in the story.

• First person point-of-view

• Third person limited point-of-view

• Third person omniscient point-of-view

• Third person objective point-of-view

Answer explanation

"objective" means only facts/observations - not feelings/emotions

The narrator is an outsider who knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character in the story.

• First person point-of-view

• Third person limited point-of-view

• Third person omniscient point-of-view

• Third person objective point-of-view

Answer explanation

"limited" means knowledge of on ONLY ONE characters' thoughts/feelings

When the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens.

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

Answer explanation

In a specific "situaition" you might expect a different outcome or result

When the audience knows something that the characters don't.

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

Answer explanation

It's more "dramatic" if we know or expect something that others don't know. Ex: We know that Romeo and Juliet will die, but they don't.

When someone says the opposite of what they mean.

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

Answer explanation

"Verbal" implies that it is spoken. This is often sarcasm.

The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece.

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

The main idea or message conveyed by the piece. 

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

The attitude of the author.

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme