Literary Devices Part 2

3. uses “He,” “She,” and “They” to tell the story
6. The author shows the audience what kind of person a character is through the character’s thoughts, words, and actions. This requires the audience to make inferences about why a character would say or do those things.
8. a hint to readers that something is to follow or appear later in a story
9. narrator tells the story in a neutral way and does not know any characters’ thoughts
14. the speaker says one thing, but they really mean another
15. what the reader feels while reading; created by the writing
16. the irony of words in which the readers and the audiences have a full understanding of the event while the characters are oblivious of it
17. a logical conclusion based on the details given; an assumption
18. description and picture words that appeal to the senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell

1. something happening that is very different to what was expected
2. reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter of a literary work
4. the author tells the reader directly what a character is like; a narrator may give this information, or a character in the story may do it
5. narrator knows all and can reveal anything about anyone
7. the process by which the writer reveals the personality and features of a character in a story
10. narrator can only reveal what one character sees, thinks, and feels
11. something that stands for or suggests something else; it represents something beyond literal meaning
12. contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true
13. central idea, message of the story, moral of the story