Literary Devices

An interruption in the present action to show events that happened earlier

Flashback

• The perspective from which a story is told.

• An interruption in the present action to show events that happened earlier.

• The final part of a story where loose ends are tied up, and the outcome is revealed.

• A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.

The perspective from which a story is told.

Conversation between characters in a story.

Point of view

• The perspective from which a story is told

• The perspective in which we see the conversation between characters in a story

• The author's choice of words and language style.

• Background information provided at the beginning of a story.

Events that build tension and develop the plot.

Events that occur after the climax, leading to the resolution.

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.

• Irony

• Exposition

• Suspense

• Motif

The author's attitude toward the subject or characters in a story.

The emotional atmosphere or feeling created by a story