passing reference or indirect mention

something visible that represents something invisible

incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs

communication intended to induce belief or action

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

the repetition of similar vowels in successive words

the principal character in a work of fiction

an open clash between two opposing groups

the ability to form mental pictures of things or events

a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse

a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas

a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene

a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things

giving an account describing a course of events

using words that imitate the sound they denote

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word

a narrative poem of popular origin

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

the act of providing vague advance indications

the act of describing essential features

a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity

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English 1201 - Literary Devices

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Allusion
narrative poem of popular origin
a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
passing reference or indirect mention
a literary work based on the imagination
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Symbol
something visible that represents something invisible
when the audience but not the characters understands a scene
analysis of verse into metrical patterns
rhymed on the terminal syllables of the verses
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Irony
ommunication intended to induce belief or action
the distinctive property of a complex sound
incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
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Persuasion
incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
using words that imitate the sound they denote
communication intended to induce belief or action
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Theme
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note
the principal character in a work of fiction
someone who expresses in language
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
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Antagonist
the act of providing vague advance indications
someone who offers opposition
the main character in a work of fiction
an open clash between two opposing groups
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Satire
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note
alternation of stressed and unstressed elements in speech
a stanza of four lines
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
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Assonance
the act of describing essential features
a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
giving an account describing a course of events
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Protagonist
alternation of stressed and unstressed elements in speech
a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
someone who expresses in language
the principal character in a work of fiction
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Conflict
a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
an open clash between two opposing groups
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
the act of providing vague advance indications
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Imagery
the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
something located at a time when it could not have existed
the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
assing reference or indirect mention
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Couplet
an idea that is implied or suggested
the distinctive property of a complex sound
a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
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Hyperbole
the outcome of a complex sequence of events
extravagant exaggeration
the act of describing essential features
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
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Epic
using words that imitate the sound they denote
extravagant exaggeration
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
literary work based on the imagination
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Personification
a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
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Flashback
literature in metrical form
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
the act of providing vague advance indications
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Simile
communication intended to induce belief or action
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
giving an account describing a course of events
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Narration
giving an account describing a course of events
a rhyme between words in the same line
a collection of things for public display
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
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Onomatopoeia
an extended fictional work in prose
using words that imitate the sound they denote
prose writing that is not formed by the imagination
a stanza of four lines
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Alliteration
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
alternation of stressed and unstressed elements in speech
something visible that represents something invisible
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Ballad
unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
rhymed on the terminal syllables of the verses
speech you make to yourself
a narrative poem of popular origin
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Free verse
the physical position of something
fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
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Climax
the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
giving an account describing a course of events
the highest point of anything
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Sonnet
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
using words that imitate the sound they denote
a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
a mental position from which things are perceived
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Foreshadowing
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
the act of providing vague advance indications
an idea that is implied or suggested
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Characterization
the act of describing essential features
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
the highest point of anything
continuation from one line of verse into the next line
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Metaphor
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
speech you make to yourself
the principal character in a work of fiction
instructive, especially excessively

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