L.O.L (literary devices)
Verbal irony
A character says one thing, but means something else
Antagonist
A character who opposes the main character
Simile
A comparison between two unlike things using comparison words such as like,as, or than
Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things without the use of comparison words
Foreshadowing
A hint or clue as to what will happen later in a story
Allusion
A reference to someone or something that is known from history, religion, politics, sports, science, etc.
Hyperbole
An incredible exaggeration or overstatement
Symbol
An object that represents something beyond itself
Rising action
Events in a story which increase the tension and suspense
Falling action
Events which help to ease tension after the climax
Personification
Giving human traits to a nonliving thing
Exposition
Information about the characters, setting, and problem of a story
dramatic irony
Irony created when the reader knows more than the characters do
situational irony
Irony that occurs when a reader expects one thing to happen but the opposite occurs
Climax
Most exciting part of the story; turning point
onomantopoeia
Naming a thing or action by imitating the sound associated with it
Resolution
Problem of the story is "solved" here
Suspense
The anxiety a reader feels wondering what will happen next in a literary work
Tone
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject (ex.sarcastic)
Protagonist
The main character of the story
Theme
The main idea of a literary work-message about life
Flashback
The narrator stops the action of the story and continues it from previous time
Mood
The overall emotion created by a work of literature (ex.scary)
Alliteration
The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound
Point of view
The vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story
Imagery
The writer's use of figurative language to appeal to the senses