literary+devices

Plot: The series of events or changes that make up a story. Introduction: The opening sentence in a paragraph. Rising Action: Events that lead up to the climax. Climax: The peak of action and new information as the story concludes. Conclusion: The end of the series of actions in a story which ends the story. Setting: The time and place in which the story takes place. Antagonist: The main character. Protagonist: The opposing force agianst the antoagonist. Round Character: Fully developed with feelings and emotion. Flat Character : One dimensional Dynamic Character: Changing character persona. Static Character: doesent change. Conflict Types: Man vs. Metaphor: A word that identifies something but varies from the original meaning. Personification: Adding human like qualities to something non-human. Simile: A word that aids a statement. Allusion: A word or action which represents or refers to a past event. Oxymoron: A word that combines two unlike words to make a word. Euphemism: Using different words to describe situations that need softer words. Foreshadowing: Hints or subtle clues that may lead to further happenings. Point of View: The way the authour tells the story, 1st, 3rd person. Omniscient: All knowing about the main character and the story. Satire: The main character speaks to the reader or another character in 1st person which helps progress the story. Symbol: A sign that represents something other than itself. Theme: Refers to the main argument of the story. Irony: a. Dramatic-When the reader of the story knows more than the character. b. Verbal-When the authur of the story adds in words that have a specific meaning further into the story. c. Situational-when the authur sets up a situation which can be forseen. Imagery:It helps you understand the human senses in the book.