Literary Terms/Rhetorical Devices Review

What replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else its closely associated with?

_________ Irony: a contrast between what a character says and what is really meant.

____________: showing the same pattern/forms of words in a sentence for emphasis, etc.

The danger of greediness is the ____________ in the story "The Devil and Tom Walker."

__________- the atmosphere/feeling created in the reader by the author.

With ________ __________, the author simply tells the reader what the character is like.

Struggle between two opposing views or forces / Internal v/s External

"The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky" is an example of

Synecdoche: figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. Ex:

Which of the following is NOT an example of an inversion?

________________: short or amusing tale of a real incident or person.

The author's word choice is known as ________________.

formal/informal, intimate, solemn, playful, serious, ironic or other possible attitudes is the 

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or religious lesson -Jack and the Beanstalk is a

"It was dark and dim in the forest" is an example of 

The feeling a word evokes is its ___________________.

John Proctor's desire to tell the truth and the desire to keep his secret safe was a(n)

_______ is repetition of usually a line, a phrase, two or three lines, or even words in a poem

Repetition of the same vowel - gO and mOw the lawn - is known as (an) __________________.

"You can save money by spending it"/"Bittersweet"/"Be cruel to be kind" are examples of a

The dictionary meaning of a word is its ________________.

A character who contrasts with another character - found a lot in Shakespeare - Batman/Joker

"I am so hungry, I could eat a horse"/"I had a ton of chores to do" are examples of

___________ Irony:  contrast between expectation and reality.

A play on words such as "I really wanted a camouflage shirt, but I couldn't find one" is a

Tom Walker/John Proctor/other main characters are known as the _________________.

The author uses the character's words/actions to reveal the true character in ______ ________.

Busy as a Bee/Cute as a Button/Life is like a box of chocolates are examples of

Arguments that may seem reasonable but are founded on a wrong premise are known as

when a character speaks his/her thoughts aloud (solo speech) - Shakespeare uses these a lot

Political cartoons, Weird Al Yankovic songs, Saturday Night Live are examples of

What is an advance hint of what is to come in the story (suspenseful music in a move)?

man v/s man, man v/s nature, man v/s machine, man v/s society are examples of

A reference to a prior event/piece of literature/etc is known as a(n)

Pop!/Bang!/Hiss!/Boom! are examples of ___________________.

_______ irony: the audience knows something the character does not - suspense/surprise.

The classroom was a zoo/Susan is a little doll/The world is a stage are all examples of

 Greasy, Grimy, Gopher Guts/Mutilated Monkey Meat is an example of