9th Literary Devices

Front

Audience knows more than characters about a situation.

Back

Dramatic Irony

Front

Hint about future events; suggestions or warnings are dropped.

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

Recurring subject, theme, or idea.

Back

Motif

Front

A long speech by one performer

Back

Monologue

Front

When expecting one thing but the opposite occurs

Back

Situational Irony

Front

A long speech by a single performer expressing thoughts aloud.

Back

Soliloquy

Front

Uncertainty or anxiety about what happens next in a story.

Back

Suspense

Front

Writer's attitude toward reader, subject, or character.

Back

Tone

Front

Someone says something but means the opposite (sarcasm)

Back

Verbal Irony

Front

Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

Back

Alliteration