Literary Device Quiz #1 Flash Cards

point of view

the vantage point from which a story is told - 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person

omniscient narrator

a narrator who tells the story from many, if not all, the characters' perspectives; an objective narrator

limited narrator

a narrator who tells the story from just one character's point of view

analogy

a comparison between 2 people, situations, or objects

simile

a comparison between 2 people, situations, or objects that uses like or as

metaphor

a comparison between 2 people, situations, or objects that does not use like or as

syntax

the arrangement of words in a sentence

diction

word choice; vocabulary

conflict

the struggle between 2 opposing forces that is the basis for the plot - person v person, person v self, person v society, etc.

protagonist

the principal character in a work of fiction

antagonist

the character or force that opposes the protagonist

cliche

a word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse

hyperbole

extravagant exaggeration or overstatement

onomatopoeia

using words that imitate the sound they denote

alliteration

the repetition of the initial consonant sound of words

assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

consonance

the repetition of consonants within nearby words