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Some important literary devices
Some important literary devices
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Basic literary devices especially for poem analysis. Not comprehensive.
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A comparison of unlike things that says something
is
another thing...
alliteration
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
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The literary device that uses the five senses to help the reader create mental pictures.
alliteration
idiom
imagery
personifcation
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Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen in the future are considered...
flashback
rising action
foreshadowing
exposition
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Sarah drinks like a fish
alliteration
personification
idiom
metaphor
5
"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
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When a character remembers something that happened in the past
Flashback
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
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An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...
onomatopoeia
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
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The moral or lesson of a story
Theme
Storyline
Character development
Setting
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The main character in a book. Often the "good guy"
alliteration
protagonist
antagonist
idiom
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"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...
personification
alliteration
idiom
hyperbole
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This term refers to anything that should
not
be taken literally.
Exaggeration
Imagery
Symbolism
Figurative language
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What type of literary device is shown?
imagery
onomatopoeia
idiom
personification
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What type of figurative language is this?
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
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What happens in a story.
Theme
Plot
Resolution
Exposition
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This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.
3rd person 1st person
3rd person Omniscient
3rd person Limited
3rd person Objective
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Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.
Plot
Imagery
Theme
Description
