Write an essay of 500-1000 words on the use of a single literary device (from the list of terms below) used within one of the short stories you read for this lesson. Include an outline for your essay. This is not a book report. Don't tell me the story. Tell me how a literary device was used in the story. "The story of an Hour"
Fiction Terms
Steps in narrative structure:
Exposition
Conflict or rising action
Climax
Falling action
Denouement/resolution
Elements of fiction:
Character
Plot
Point of view
Setting
Theme
Motivation
Points of view
First person (participant)
Omniscient
Limited omniscient
Objective
Allegory
Symbol
Style
Tone
Parable
Allusion
Irony
Narrative
Novel
Short story
Protagonist
Antagonist
Deus ex machina
Epiphany
Flashback