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What is the literary device used to give a sign of something in the very near future inside the literary piece?
What is the literary device used to give a sign of something in the very near future inside the literary piece?
Foreshadowing
In which literary device does the story open in the middle of the events?
In which literary device does the story open in the middle of the events?
In Medias Res
What is the term for a seemingly unimportant object introduced at the beginning of the story, whose significance is revealed later?
What is the term for a seemingly unimportant object introduced at the beginning of the story, whose significance is revealed later?
Chekhov’s Gun
Which literary device involves an incomplete ending for a story, leaving an 'unfinished business'?
Which literary device involves an incomplete ending for a story, leaving an 'unfinished business'?
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What is the term for a story within a story?
What is the term for a story within a story?
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Which literary device involves a wise play of words to escape what would normally be expected?
Which literary device involves a wise play of words to escape what would normally be expected?
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Study Notes
Literary Devices
- Foreshadowing: used to give a sign of something in the very near future inside the literary piece.
Story Structure
- In medias res: where the story opens in the middle of the events.
Plot Devices
- Chekhov's Gun: a seemingly unimportant object introduced at the beginning of the story, whose significance is revealed later.
Ending Techniques
- Cliffhanger: involves an incomplete ending for a story, leaving an 'unfinished business'.
Narrative Structures
- Frame Story: a story within a story.
Language Play
- Irony: involves a wise play of words to escape what would normally be expected.
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Description
Test your knowledge of plot devices with this quiz. Learn about techniques such as flashback, foreshadowing, and in medias res, and how they are used to advance the story in literary pieces.
