Literary Devices Review and Notes

What is the definition of the setting?

• What is the author's attitude toward the characters

• Where and when the story takes place

• Who the story is about

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

• a frog and a witch
• happy and loving 
• a high school in 1956
• love is stronger than fear

What is an antagonist?

• The hero of the story.
• The opposition or conflict to the protagonist.
• The character who remains the same throughout the course of the story.
• A character who undergoes a significant internal change throughout the course of a story

What is a protagonist?

• The main character. Often the hero of the story.

• The villain or bad guy.

• The character that has the most interesting qualities.

• The least interesting character.

Words or phrases that create a picture in the reader's mind - typically using one or more of the five senses is called _______________________.

• voice
• diction
• imagery
• mood

Something which stands for something else is called a...

• theme

• perspective

• symbol

The person telling the story is an outside character using "he, she, or them."  

• First person
• Third person
• Second Person

The story is told and by the character's point of view and uses "I" or "me."

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third Person

Giving clues that suggest what may happen in the future

• Flashback

• Setting

• Foreshadowing

• Simile

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 

• action
• conflict 
• setting
• plot