LITERARY DEVICES MP 3

A simile is...

• a comparison using like or as

• a comparison NOT using like or as

• the main events of the story

• using an object to represent something else

Where and when the story takes place is the...

• plot

• climax

• setting

• resolution

Define symbolism.

• the struggle that a character has to overcome

• Using an object to represent something else

• a comparison using like or as

• a decisive moment that is a turning point in the plot

What is a metaphor?

• where and when a story takes place

• a comparison using like or as

• giving human qualities to something nonhuman

• a comparison NOT using like or as

The climax of the story is...

• a decisive moment that is a major turning point in the plot

• the solution to a problem in a story

• when an object is used to represent something else

• the issue that the characters have to overcome

This literary element highlights and explains the details of a character and the type of person they are.

• conflict

• setting

• characterization

• resolution

Giving a nonhuman human qualities is called...

• plot

• characterization

• antagonist

• personification

What is it called when the opposite of the expected outcome occurs?

• irony

• metaphor

• simile

• symbolism

What is the name for the people, animals, or things participating in a story?

• Characters
• Setting
• Plot elements
• Personnel

What do we call the main character of a story?

• Protagonist
• Good guy
• Antagonist
• Whatever we want to