Lit Devices

Question 1

Human vs. Self:

Answer 1

When a character faces a moral dilemma or difficult decision

Question 2

Human vs. Environment

Answer 2

when a character faces a problem with something in their surroundings

Question 3

Human vs. Human

Answer 3

when a character faces a problem with another human being

Question 4

Foreshadowing

Answer 4

hints in a story about what will happen later in the story

Question 5

Exposition

Answer 5

The portion of a story where we are introduced to the main characters, setting, and background

Question 6

Rising action

Answer 6

the part of a story that starts with the first conflict, continues to rise in tension, and ends with the climax

Question 7

Climax

Answer 7

The moment of highest intensity in a story; the turning point

Question 8

Falling action

Answer 8

the part of a story where the tension begins to ease up, but not all conflicts are resolved, and not all questions are answered

Question 9

Denoument

Answer 9

the part of a story where all conflicts are resolved and all questions are answered

Question 10

Setting

Answer 10

where and when a story takes place

Question 11

Theme

Answer 11

the message/moral/lesson of the story

Question 12

Imagery

Answer 12

using vivid descriptions to create a strong picture in a reader’s mind

Question 13

Alliteration

Answer 13

multiple words in a sentence that start with the same sound

Question 14

Similie

Answer 14

a comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

Question 15

Metaphor

Answer 15

a comparison without using “like” or “as”

Question 16

Personnification

Answer 16

giving human qualities to non-human things

Question 17

Verbal irony

Answer 17

When you say something and mean the opposite

Question 18

Situational irony

Answer 18

When something happens in a story that you didn’t expect

Question 19

Dramatic irony

Answer 19

When we know something one of the characters don’t

Question 20

Static characters

Answer 20

do not change their overall perspective or personality during a story

Question 21

Dynamic characters

Answer 21

do change their overall perspective or personality during a story

Question 22

Symbolism

Answer 22

a person/place/thing/action that stands for or represents something else

Question 23

First person

Answer 23

A person in the story tells the story

Question 24

Third person limited

Answer 24

when a narrator NOT IN the story TELLS the story (a third person limited narrator only gives the perspective & thoughts & experiences of one main character)

Question 25

Third person omniscient

Answer 25

when a narrator NOT IN the story TELLS the story (a third omniscient narrator gives the perspective & thoughts & experiences of multiple characters; this type of narrator is all-seeing, all-knowing)

Question 26

Mood

Answer 26

The way a story makes a reader feel