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situational irony
Literary Devices/Elements
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situational irony
“issue” in a character’s personality-causes their downfall
you as the reader know more than a character
a hint about what is going to happen later in the text
the opposite of what is expected
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simile
an exaggeration
A comparison of two things
A comparison of two things using like or as
repetition of a letter or sounds in a sentence
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point of view
“issue” in a character’s personality-causes their downfall
the emotional quality of a story; how you feel when you read it
the overall message the author is trying to tell you
the perspective from which the story is told
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setting
Where it takes place (the time and location)
the emotional quality of a story; how you feel when you read it
the perspective from which the story is told
how a character is described in a text
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allusion
Where it takes place (the time and location)
reference to a statement, a person, a place/event from literature, etc.
you as the reader know more than a character
repetition of a letter or sounds in a sentence
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personification
A comparison of two things using like or as
language that appeals to the 5 senses
how a character is described in a text
giving human characteristics to something that is NOT
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tragic flaw
the perspective from which the story is told
an “issue” in a character’s personality-causes their downfall
you as the reader know more than a character
language that appeals to the 5 senses
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mood
the overall message the author is trying to tell you
the perspective from which the story is told
the emotional quality of a story; how you feel when you read it
a hint about what is going to happen later in the text
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central idea
the perspective from which the story is told
an exaggeration
the overall message the author is trying to tell you
the attitude of the author based on word choice
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metaphor
Where it takes place (the time and location)
A comparison of two things using like or as
the opposite of what is expected
A comparison of two things
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characterization
how a character is described in a text
the overall message the author is trying to tell you
giving human characteristics to something that is NOT
the perspective from which the story is told
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alliteration
repetition of a letter or sounds in a sentence
A comparison of two things using like or as
the opposite of what is expected
an exaggeration
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foreshadowing
a hint about what is going to happen later in the text
you as the reader know more than a character
the opposite of what is expected
the overall message the author is trying to tell you
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imagery
A comparison of two things
the attitude of the author based on word choice
language that appeals to the 5 senses
the emotional quality of a story; how you feel when you read it
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dramatic irony
A comparison of two things
the overall message the author is trying to tell you
the opposite of what is expected
you as the reader know more than a character
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hyperbole
the opposite of what is expected
A comparison of two things
a hint about what is going to happen later in the text
an exaggeration
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tone
reference to a statement, a person, a place/event from literature, etc.
repetition of a letter or sounds in a sentence
the attitude of the author based on word choice
the emotional quality of a story; how you feel when you read it
