Literary devices and techniques of afro-asian

Narrative Devices:


Definition:
This term describes the tools of the story teller (also used in non fiction), such as ordering events
so that they build to a climatic moment or withholding information until a crucial or appropriate
moment when revealing it creates a desired effect. On the essay exam this term may also apply to
biographical and autobiographical writing.

Examples: SONS

-Foreshadowing, hinting at events to occur later.
--In Romeo & Juliet the two main characters both state early on that they would rather die than
not be together.

-Personification -the use of comparative metaphors and similes to give human-like
characteristics to non-human objects.

-Plot twist is a change ("twist") in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film or
novel.

-Suspense or tension is the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain
actions -- most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work.

-Dialogue is a reciprocal conversation between two or more persons
--"Alex," my mother asked, "what were your activities and pursuits at your middle school
today?"
--"I had a full day of activities, Mother. My teachers were stimulating, and my English class was
especially delightful."
Literary Devices
Literary Devices
Literary Devices

Allusion - An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, people,
places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication.

Allegory - Allegory is a device used to present an idea, principle or meaning, which can be presented in
literary form, such as a poem or novel, in musical form, such as composition or lyric, or in visual form,
such as in painting or drawing.

Alliteration - alliteration refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of
words or phrases.

Assonance - Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds to create
internal rhyming within phrases or sentences, and together with alliteration andconsonance[1] serves as
one of the building blocks of verse. For example, in the phrase "Do you like blue?",
the /u/ ("o"/"ou"/"ue" sound) is repeated within the sentence and is assonant.

Antagonist - An antagonist (from Greek - antagonists ,
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"opponent, competitor, enemy, rival")[1] is a character, group of characters, orinstitution, that
represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend.

Aside - An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the
audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage.

Conflict - Conflict is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or
forces.

Character - A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art (such as a novel, play,
or film)

Climax - The climax (from the Greek word (klimax) meaning staircase and ladder) orturning
point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the
solution is given.

Characterization - Characterization or characterisation is the art of creating characters for
a narrative,[1] including the process of...