Short stories unit

Literary devices

First person

A character in the story tells it by giving his/her personal viewpoint

foreshadowing

Hints or clues given about future events

Mood

The way the reader feels about the subject or topic of the story

Tone

The authors attitude about the subject or audience as conveyed through diction and style

Inference

To read between the lines and draw conclusions based on the information and details

3rd-person omniscient

A narrator outside of the story who can read anyones mind

simile

"the TV sets glimmered as Firefly light flickering behind the windows"

theme

The main message or lesson of the story

Flashback

“Kyah recalled how only yesterday that he’d been thinking of the team’s playoff win”

Dramatic irony 

Certain characters and/or the reader are unaware of information, while others and knowledgable

Setting

time + place = atmosphere

Situational Irony

“it’s snowing in July! What the heck?”

Allusion

“stop trying to save everyone, your not superman”

Hyperbole

“Having to wash dishes every night was unbearable, so i began making plans to cut my arms off”

Symbolism

Something that represents something else, such as an idea or emotion

Imagery

“the musky odor of the old books and their crinkly, sticky paper was very unpleasant”

Pathetic fallacy

“The somber, sighing clouds darkened the mood of the picnic-goers”

3rd-person objective

The narrator is outside of the story and can reveal only what they see and hear

3rd-person limited

The narrator is outside of the story and only reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character 

Personification

“the Palmetto fronds and pine needles chatted by the Stream”

Pathos

“Her leg felt as though it had been broken. The ice had made a shallow but painful gash from her ankle to her knee”

Metaphor

“the roads were rulers”

Trigger

The first conflict that sets the story in action

What type of conflict is a a teacher vs a student

person vs person