Literary Devices

Question 1

Theme

Answer 1

Authors message, the central idea, and the main moral.

Question 2

Characterization

Answer 2

The method in which the author develops a character.

Question 3

Protagonist

Answer 3

Central character or hero.

Question 4

Antagonist

Answer 4

Person or force who opposes the protagonist.

Question 5

Setting

Answer 5

Time and place in which a story takes place.

Question 6

Plot

Answer 6

The structure of a story.

Question 7

Exposition

Answer 7

The basic background is revealed.

Question 8

Rising Action

Answer 8

Conflicts develop.

Question 9

Climax

Answer 9

The turning point; intensity is at its peak.

Question 10

Falling Action

Answer 10

Events that occur after the climax.

Question 11

Resolution

Answer 11

Conflicts are resolved; the way the things are going to be from now on.

Question 12

Conflict

Answer 12

Internal - Problem

External - A problem a character faces with an outside force.

Question 13

Point of View

Answer 13

The perspective from which a story is told.

Question 14

First Person

Answer 14

The narrator is a part of the story and uses personal pronouns

Question 15

Third Person

Answer 15

The narrator is an outside voice telling the story, not a part of the story.

Question 16

Third Person Omniscient

Answer 16

The narrator is an outside voice that is all knowing and can tell a characters thoughts and feelings.

Question 17

Situational Irony

Answer 17

When something other than what is expected to happen.

Question 18

Dramatic Irony

Answer 18

When the reader or audience knows more about a situation then a character.

Question 19

Verbal Irony

Answer 19

When a person says or writes something but means something else.

Question 20

Symbolism

Answer 20

When an object stands for something greater than itself.

Question 21

Imagery

Answer 21

It has another meaning.