Literary Terms and Devices

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Third Person

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someone outside the story is telling it; 's/he'

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Setting

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time and place of a story

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told

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Alliteration

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the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words (e.g., 'Her hardest hue to hold').

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Allusion

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a reference to another piece of literature or art within a story.

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Simile

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a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., 'as brave as a lion').

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., 'Time is a thief').

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Theme

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the central idea or underlying message of a literary work.

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Characterization

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the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

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Protagonist

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the main character in a story, often a hero or heroine.