Literary Devices for ENL 310X/32XC

mood

• How the reader feels about the text while reading.

• A struggle between opposing forces, a problem

• When the text hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader, when the text provides clues about later events

• How the writer or author reveals the details about a character

setting

• A contrast between expectation and reality

• A writer's or speaker's choice of words

• The time and place of a story

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  When the text hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader, when the text provides clues about later events

diction

• when the author reveals information about a character through the character's actions, appearance, or behavior

• When the author directly describes character

• A writer's or speaker's choice of words

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  How the writer or author reveals the details about a character

irony

• When the text hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader, when the text provides clues about later events

• A writer's or speaker's choice of words

• A contrast between expectation and reality

• How the reader feels about the text while reading.

mood

• when the author directly describes a charactes

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  A struggle between opposing forces, a problem

• when the author reveals information about a character through the character's actions, appearance, or behavior

• How the reader feels about the text while reading.

conflict

• A struggle between opposing forces, a problem

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  When the text hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader, when the text provides clues about later events

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  How the writer or author reveals the details about a character

• when the author reveals information about a character through the character's actions, appearance, or behavior

foreshadow

• when the author reveals information about a character through the character's actions, appearance, or behavior

• when the author directly describes a character

• How the writer or author reveals the details about a character

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  When the text hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader, when the text provides clues about later events

characterization

• The time and place of a story

• A writer's or speaker's choice of words

• A contrast between expectation and reality

• How the writer or author reveals the details about a character

direct characterization

• when the author directly describes a character

• when the author reveals information about a character through the character's actions, appearance, or behavior

• When the text hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader, when the text provides clues about later events

• A struggle between opposing forces, a problem

symbolism

• when a writer uses one thing—usually a physical object or phenomenon—to represent something more abstract.

• when the author reveals information about a character through the character's actions, appearance, or behavior

• When the text hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader, when the text provides clues about later events

• A struggle between opposing forces, a problem