Lit Devices #2

A love story between two characters who feature in a story actually about a massive war between feuding kingdoms

• Dramatic Irony

• Subplot

• Plot

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a character in a play having more lines than the others because they are the most important

• Character Rank

• Character Motive

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the reasons for or explanation of why a character does something

• Character Motive

• Character Rank

• Subplot

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

"Hi, how are you?"

"I'm good. Thank you. How about yourself?"

"I'm doing well."

• Suspense

• Character Rank

• Imagery

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

The feeling built by all the clues to a big reveal before it happens

• Irony

• Imagery

• Character Motive

• Suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

clues, moments, or events that hint at what will happen later in the story

• Dialogue

• Comic Relief

• Foreshadow

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

An example of this literary term would be "A novel where two brothers go to war over who should be the next ruler of their kingdom."

• Direct Characterization

• Subplot

• Plot

• Tragedy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A big storm leaving the main characters in a story stranded on an abandoned island

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A main character having to overcome their fears to save their best friend

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When we learn about a character through an exact description of who they are

• Round Character

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct Characterization

• Flat Character