Literary Devices

3. techniques used by writers to develop character in a story
5. turning point of the story
7. narrative poem meant to be sung
8. harsh, clashing, dissonant sounds
10. multiple meanings
11. elaborate figure of speech comparing very different things
13. reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious text considered common knowledge

1. repetition of consonant sounds
2. struggle between two opposing forces
4. a long list of anything
6. repetition of vowel sounds
9. comparison between the two things to clarify the less familiar
10. character/force that opposes protagonist
12. narrative in which characters represent abstract concepts and often teaches a lesson