Literary Devices for Analysis Critique

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Figurative language:

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A way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning.

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Foreshadowing

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Use of clues or hints to suggest future events in the story.

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Symbolism

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A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and represents something beyond itself.

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Tone: The attitude a writer takes toward subjects, characters, and audience.

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Tone is the writer's attitude.

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Imagery: use of language to create vivid mental pictures, appealing to the five senses.

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the use of language to create vivid pictures in the reader’s mind; typically the vivid language appeals to the five senses

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Theme: general idea, moral, or lesson about life in literature.

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Theme is the general idea, moral, or lesson about life in a work of literature.

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Parenthetical citation?

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A way to give credit to the author or source.

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Indirect characterization:

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A way to show things that reveal a character's personality.

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Author's purpose?

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Reason for or intent in writing.

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Mood: emotional response evoked in the reader through word choice.

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the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through word choice