Literary Devices

3. /A reference to something from literature, Greek mythology, Bible, or Shakespeare
5. /Central idea of a piece of writing
6. /End of a story where the problems are solved
8. /Feeling the reader gets from the writing
9. /One of the characters is telling the story
10. /Problem or struggle between two or more opposing forces
14. /Contrast between what happens and what was expected
15. /The highest point (turning point) in the action of a story
16. /The events in the story
17. /Writing that tells about real people, places and events without changing any facts
18. /Writing that comes from the writer’s imagination
19. / An adversary of the hero

1. /People, animals or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story
2. /Time and place of a story
4. /Comparison of things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
7. /A narrator who relates thoughts and feelings of all characters
9. /Story that has been handed down from generation to generation usually by word of mouth
11. /Angle from which the story is told
12. /Main character or hero
13. / A series of events that create suspense, interest or tension in the story
14. /Explains the background and setting of the story, characters are introduced and conflicts begin to unfold