Literary Devices - Part 1

Select the literary device that matches the following description: where and when the action takes place in the story. Details may be about the interior and exterior furnishings of a building, the type of government in a country.

• external development

• settling

• characterization

• setting

the people or animals who take part in a story:

• plot

• character

• characterization

• character development

the central character who is often seen as a hero and is faced with conflict:

• antagonist

• protagonist

• minor character

• character development

a character or group of characters who create conflict for the main character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• minor character

• characterization

the change in a character from the beginning to the end of a story:

• character

• dialogue

• character development

• protagonist

a fight or difference of opinion...a struggle between opposing forces

• contradiction

• contraindication

• conflict

• exposition

the sequence of events in a story

• beginning

• resolution

• literary elements

• plot

________ introduces the setting, sets the tone, and presents the characters

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• rising action

• falling action

a series of events that occur after the climax to help bring closure to the story

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• rising action

• falling action

a series of events that build from the conflict

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• rising action

• falling action