Literary Devices

Question 1

Antagonist

Answer 1

The character or forces against the main character.

Question 2

Climax

Answer 2

The highest point of interest in a story, close to the end.

Question 3

Dialogue

Answer 3

Talking between characters.

Question 4

Irony

Answer 4

Whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.

Question 5

Protagonist

Answer 5

The main character in a story.

Question 6

Setting

Answer 6

The time and place of a story.

Question 7

Theme

Answer 7

A recurring idea in a story, what it’s really about.

Question 8

Alliteration

Answer 8

The same alphabet starting multiple words in order/line.

Question 9

Connotation

Answer 9

The meaning of a word or a symbol, how it makes you feel.

Question 10

Backstory

Answer 10

Information on what a character did or was like previously.

Question 11

Onomatopoeia

Answer 11

When a word sounds like it’s read/spelled.

Question 12

Personification

Answer 12

Giving something non-human a human characteristic.

Question 13

Falling Action

Answer 13

A story’s falling action is the action that occurs immediately after the big climax has taken place and the action shifts towards resolution.

Question 14

Metaphor

Answer 14

Comparison without using like or as.

Question 15

Simile

Answer 15

Comparison using like or as.

Question 16

Denotation

Answer 16

The dictionary definition of a word or symbol.

Question 17

Conflict

Answer 17

Problem in the story often with another character, nature oneself.

Question 18

Foreshadowing

Answer 18

Something earlier in the story referenced later.