literary+devices

Plot - The events that happen throughout the story.

Introduction - Establishes the main character, theme, basically everything you need to know so you can understand. Rising Action - The events in a plot preceding the climax. Climax - The most exciting point of the story. Conclusion - The end results in a story. Setting - The time, place and atmosphere. Antagonist - A person that opposes the protagonist. Protagonist - The main character. Round Character - A complex literary character with dynamic traits. Flat Character - A character that doesn't develop. Dynamic Character - A character that changes over the course of the plot. Static Character - A character that does not go through any changes throughout the story. Conflict Types - Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature , Man vs. himself etc. Metaphor - A figure of speech where a word or phrase is used to describe an object. Personification - The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman. Simile - Comparing two different things by using words like, As or than. Allusion - A reference in literature to a person.

Oxymoron - Combines contradictory terms. Euphemism - An indirect word or expression. Foreshadowing - Hints in the story leading to future events throughout the plot. Point of View - The story being told using the words I or Me. Omniscient - Knowing everything. Satire - The use of humour or irony. Symbol - Something that represents something else by association. Theme - The plot. Irony: a. Dramatic - b. Verbal - c. Situational - Imagery -