Literary Devices
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aprilozuna on December 1, 2010
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Language 10 1st period, Carroll, Fall 2012, Language 10 4th period, Carroll, Fall 2012, Language 10 Carroll 5th period, Fall 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 PLOT | The arragement of incidents or events in a story |
| SETTING | The time and place |
| THEME | The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work |
| IRONY | A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true |
| POINT OF VIEW | Refers to who tells us a story and how it's told |
| TONE | The author's attitude toward the reader or the people, places, and events in a work |
| PROTAGONIST | The main character of a narrative |
| ANTAGONIST | The character or force in fiction or drama that opposes the protagonist and gives rise to the conflict of the story |
| CONFLICT | The struggle within the plot between opposing forces |
| EXPOSITION | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work, which provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances |
| FORESHADOWING | The introduction of verbal and dramatic hints that suggest what is to come later |
| FLASHBACK | A narrated scene that marks a break in the narrative in order to inform the reader or audience member about events that took place before the opening scene of a work |
| NARRATOR | The voice of the person telling the story |
| GENRE | A French word meaning kind or type. The major _____ in literature are poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. _____ can also refer to more specific types of literature such as comedy, tragedy, epic, poetry, or science fiction |
| IMAGERY | A word, phrase, or figure of speech that addresses the senses, suggesting MENTAL PICTURES of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, or actions |
| CHARACTERIZATION | The process by which a writer makes a character(s) seem real |
| FIGURES OF SPEECH | Ways of using language that deviates from the literal, denotative meanings of words in order to suggest additional meanings or effects |
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