Literary Devices

A character's downfall or destruction, usually due to their own actions

When two characters in a narrative talk to each other. Written between quotation marks.

Pride or arrogance that often leads to a character's downfall

When two things are compared to clarify and explain something or highlight and important idea

The use of clues or hints to suggest what will happen later in the story

When a situation happens in a story that is completely the opposite of what was expected

A part of a story, usually in the beginning, where key info about characters, settings and plot are shown

A struggle between two sides that usually drives the action of a narrative plot

When the action of the plot reaches its highest levels

The perspective or view that a story is narrated from

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, thing, or possibly another text.

Descriptive language that is meant to make a reader to create a mental picture of something

A central an important idea that reappears many times through a story

The location and time within a narrative

When an object, action, or event represents a larger idea or emotion