Literary Devices

Question 1

Point of View

Answer 1

Refers to the author’s choice of a narrator for the story

Question 2

Symbol

Answer 2

Suggests an abstract meaning in addition to a literal significance

Question 3

First-Person Narration

Answer 3

Uses the pronoun I

Question 4

Stereotype

Answer 4

Oversimplified judgement

Question 5

Setting

Answer 5

The place and time of a story

Question 6

Third-Person Narration

Answer 6

Uses pronouns he, she, and they

Question 7

Climax

Answer 7

Emotional high point of the narration

Question 8

Exposition

Answer 8

Gives background information early in the story

Question 9

Rising Action

Answer 9

A series of relevant incidents that create suspense and help build tension in a narrative leading up to the climax

Question 10

End Orientation

Answer 10

The outcome of the action or the conclusion of the plot

Question 11

Plot

Answer 11

The sequence of events and their relations to one another

Question 12

Falling Action

Answer 12

Events begin to wind down and point towards the conclusion or denouncement of the end of the story, which resolves the conflict to a greater or lesser degree

Question 13

Characters

Answer 13

The people who are involved in what happens in a story

Question 14

Foreshadowing

Answer 14

Hints that suggest the action to come

Question 15

Protagonist

Answer 15

Central character

Question 16

Antagonist

Answer 16

The character readers might think of as “the bad guy” or “foil”

Question 17

Narrator

Answer 17

The voice that seems to be reading the story to the reader

Question 18

Theme

Answer 18

A generalization about the meaning of a story

Question 19

Imagery

Answer 19

Incorporates the five senses (visual/sight, aural/sound, and tactile/touch, smell, taste)

Question 20

Irony

Answer 20

A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result