Literary Devices

Front

What is author's attitude?

Back

How an author feels about the subject

Front

What is mood?

Back

The overall feeling the audience/reader is meant to have

Front

What term means: A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"?

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Simile

Front

A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

Front

What is diction?

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Word choice

Front

Symbol

Back

Something that represents or stands for something else

Front

What point of view comes from the perspective of a character and uses the pronouns "I", "we", or "us"?

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First person

Front

What point of view is written in the perspective of another person and uses pronouns such as "he", "she", or "they"?

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Third person

Front

Which kind of narrator knows all of the characters' thoughts and emotions as well as all of the information in a story?

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Omniscient narrator

Front

Which kind of narrator does not know all of the information, thoughts, or emotions? Options: Omniscient narrator, Third person narrator, Limited narrator, Ironic narrator

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Limited narrator