Literary Terms , Elements, & Devices Definition

Question 1

A verse w four lines having an independent theme

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Quatrain

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Abstract ideas and principles and described in terms of characters, figures, event

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Allegory

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The vantage point from which a narrative is told

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Point of View

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The particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point

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Turning point

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A narrative that begins In the middle of the story

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In media’s res

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The art, literature, music characterization by a specific form, content or style

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Genre

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A word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing

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Onomatopoeia

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A pause that occurs within a line of poetry

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Caesura

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Demonstrates long/short patterns through stress/unstressed syllables in verse form

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Rhythm

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A technique in which the author changes the meaning of the writing for a metrical pattern

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Figurative Language

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A writer giving the audience a hint of what is coming later in the story

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Foreshadow

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A voice of a character which represents the thoughts of a writer

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Persona

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A set of rules in a language

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Syntax

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An explicit comparison using like or as

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Simile

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A type of drama that presents a serious subject matter about terrible events

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Tragedy

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A brief indirect reference to a person, place or thing of significance

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Allusion

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Stressed/Unstressed metrical foot in poetry

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Trochaic

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Unstressed/Stressed Syllables

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Iambic

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A short story with a moral lesson at the end

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Parable

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The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each line or verse in poetry

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Rhyme

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Giving an inanimate object human attributes

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Personification

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A characters characteristics or features are exaggerated for comedic effect

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Caricature

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The resolution of the issues of a complicated plot in fiction

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Denouement

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The use of several conjunctions in close succession

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Polysyndeton

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Speaker of a literary text

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Narrator

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Form of poetry that is lyrical but not lengthy

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Ode

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Meant to mock , or to amuse/hurt someone by giving ironic remarks

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Sarcasm

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Words that are used in which their intended meaning is different from its actual meaning

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Irony

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A statement that is silly but has a latent truth

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Paradox

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The repetition of the first part of the sentence to achieve artistic effects

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Anaphora

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2 or more words corresponding repeating the same vowel sounds but start w different consonants

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Assonance

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Use of figurative language to represent objects/actions/ideas that appeal to our physical sense

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Imagery

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A choice of words

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Diction

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Characters, Actions, or situations that represents universal patterns of human nature

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Archetype

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A number of words that share the first consonant sound in the sentence

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Alliteration

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A positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions

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Litote

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Two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect

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Antithesis

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Two rhyming lines of poetry to form a complete thought

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Couplet

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Addressing a character that isn’t present in the scene

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Apostrophe

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Two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect

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Oxymoron

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An element or idea that recurs throughout a work of literature

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Motif

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A literary device used to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character

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Soliloquy

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Order of events in which a story is told

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Structure

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A character that stands in opposition to the protagonist

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Antagonist

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Attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

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Tone

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A figure of speech which a part of something is referred to its whole

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Synecdoche

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Time, place , and action in a story poem or play

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Setting

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Repetitive sounds produced by consonants witching a sentence or phrases

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Consonance

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Long, narrative poem related to heroic deeds of a person w courage and bravery

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Epic

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The use of specific phrases and words in a situation/profession

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Jargon

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Expression of emotion and images by comparing two objects or situations

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Metaphor

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The use of informal words , phrases or slang in a writing

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Colloquial

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Assuming a group of people share certain qualities , due to lack of info or for comedic effect

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Stereotype

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A main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work

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Theme

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The arrangement of the narration based on the cause/effect

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Plot

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The placing of two items side by side to create a certain effect

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Juxtaposition

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Concise brief story that has a moral lesson at the end

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Fable

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Leading “ hero” figure in poetry , narrative or any other story

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Protagonist

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Imitation of a person or a genre to produce a comedic effect

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Parody

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Refers to a meaning implied by a word apart from the thing it describes explicitly

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Connotation

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The more/less regular pattern of a stressed or unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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Meter

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The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meaning

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Symbolism

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Fanciful comparison between two things

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Conceit

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A struggle between two opposing forces

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Conflict

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