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Literary Devices and Elements

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  • The process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character. Direct: the author shares the character’s personality trait(s) Indirect: the character’s thoughts, actions, speech, etc. reveal personality.
    Characterization
  • Give me an example of a simile. (comparing two seemingly unlike things using 'like' or 'as.')
    (Student Response)
  • The narrator uses pronouns such as I, me, and myself to tell the story from one character's perspective.
    First Person
  • Give me an example of hyperbole. (an exaggerated statement not to be taken literally)
    (Student Response)
  • The narrator uses pronouns such as they, she, and he to tell the story from two or more characters’ perspectives.
    Third Person Omniscient
  • Give me an example of a metaphor. (comparing two seemingly unlike things using 'is' or 'are.')
    (Student Response)
  • The character who opposes the protagonist or main character of a literary work; not necessarily a villain.
    Antagonist
  • Give me an example of personification. (giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics)
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  • a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions. External: a character’s struggle with an outside force such as another person, nature, disease, etc. Internal: a character’s opposing or incompatible emotions, choices,
    Conflict
  • The narrator uses pronouns such as you, your, and yours to tell the story.
    Second Person
  • A Bald Eagle is an example of what type of literary device? (hint: a word or picture that stands for something larger than itself.
    Symbol
  • Alliteration is what type of literary device?
    Sound
  • The narrator uses pronouns such as they, she, and he to tell the story from one character’s perspective.
    Third Person Limited
  • The way in which an author reveals a viewpoint or perspective through characters, ideas, events, and/or narration.
    Point of View
  • The central character of a literary work.
    Protagonist