Literary Devices

2. the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another
4. the main character in fiction or drama
5. an individual in a story or play
7. how the author reveals the personality of the character
10. comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing
13. comparison between two unlike things using a word such as like or as
15. a reference to someone or something from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports or another field that many people are familiar with
16. an expression, word or phrase that has a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers
17. the series of related events that make up a story or drama
18. the time and place of a story or play
21. the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
23. a person, place, thing or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself

1. a figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
3. extreme exaggeration
6. the central idea or insight of a work of literature
8. a story, poem, or other work that can be interpreted to have a secondary meaning
9. the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in a plot
11. the character or force that blocks the protagonist
12. a scene in which the author interrupts the present action to flash backward to an earlier time
14. a struggle between opposing characters or force
19. the author's attitude toward story's subject or character
20. the overall feeling of a story
22. a contrast between expectation and reality