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Letchworth Literary Devices
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words or phrases that create a smooth change of topic in writing
transparent
transition
transport
transistor
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use of words or phrases to imply their opposite
dramatic irony
verbal irony
irony of situation
Harry Potter
3
when an author hints toward the future
shadowdancing
flashback
backflash
foreshadowing
4
When a character (often in theater) talks to themselves aloud on stage
dialogue
trilioquy
soliloquy
monologue
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When something represents something else
personification
rhythm
symbolism
point of view
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"I don't think I shall ever
spy
, Anyone as awesome as this cool
guy
.
Triplet
Doublet
Quadrant
Couplet
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The image contains an obvious...
anachronism
alliteration
allegory
antagonist
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an allegory is...
a graphic novel
a cousin to the crocodile
a symbolic story
a story that has no moral
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When the reader is surprised
verbal irony
dramatic irony
wow moment
irony of situation
10
the time and place of a story
plot
characters
setting
moral
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First, second, and third person. "Identity of the narrator"
conflict
antithesis
moral
point of view
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"Billy Bob brought bags of bagels to the big birthday barn bash"
figure of speech
metaphor
assonance
alliteration
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When a character and/or the reader suddenly realize something important
monologue
epiphany
dialogue
allusion
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conflict is....
the high point of a story
struggle between opposing forces
exposition
cooperation between agreeable forces
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when the reader knows something the character does not know
irony of situation
verbal irony
dramatic irony
onomatopoeia
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Writing that uses very brief descriptions and easy language.
minimalism
simpleness
elaboration
dualism
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word order
semantics
syntax
lexicon
symbolism
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What is a tragic flaw?
an aspect of a character that leads to success
an aspect of a character that leads to a secret cave
an aspect of a character that leads to wealth and fame
an aspect of a character that leads to failure or death
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The _______ is typically the main character or hero, while the _________ is a secondary character or villain
protagonist, antagonist
bad guy, good guy
antagonize, procrastinate
antagonist, protagonist
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Characters, images, descriptions that are OPPOSITE
antithesis
metaphor
epiphanical
exposition
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a lighter, politically correct, or indirect description that intends to replace a more harsh description
euphemism
transition
idiom
anaphora
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word choice, typically formal or informal
lexicon
soliloquy
syntax
semantics
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The _____ of a story is author-based. The _______ of a story is reader-based.
tone, mood
mood, tone
mood, allegory
tone, allegory
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When an author refers to the past
hyperbole
foreshadowing
flashback
rhetoric
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Too much information, or repeated, unneeded descriptors
foreshadowing
flashback
redundant
symbol
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The image contains a tv show that relies on....
anthropomorphism
semantics
similes
epiphany
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a cliche is....
an overused, outdated, expression or description
diesel engine part
a breakfast cereal
a unique, original idea
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semantics refers to _______ in writing and speaking
symbols
meaning
definitions
allusions
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Figurative language is ______ while literal language is ___________.
real, exaggerated
exaggerated, real
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Exaggerated descriptions not to be taken literally
antithesis
hyperbole
syntax
anachronism
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A common metaphorical expression only understood by native speakers but not to everyone else
simile
montage
idiom
clavichord
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meow woof! oink! thud hisssss click
stanza
irony
metaphor
onomatopoeia
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use of similar descriptions, events, themes etc in two stories or sections of writing
sameness
parallelism
antithesis
perpindiculartude
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When the author refers to something outside of the story (typically another story, historical, mythological or Biblical)
allusion
intrusion
illusion
alliteration
