Literary Devices and Techniques Flashcards

1

What is personification

Images that utilize all 5 senses
An exaggeration
Giving something non-human, human qualities
Representation of a larger

2

Which of the following is an example of kenning?

sailing storms of torturous tides
The winding river
Breaker-of-rings
False, false I say

3

Which of the following is an example of epizeuxis?

To be or not to be?
O, vile villian!
'Twas an unweeded garden
Too, too sullied flesh

4

Def. Characters that are similar to one another to emphasize traits

Dynamic
Static
Foil
Mirror

5

Ex: Martin Luther's repetition of the lines "I have a dream..." back to back.

Anaphora
Paradox
Allegory
Juxtaposition

6

Ex: The Soul selects her own Society

Alliteration
Simile
Kenning
Oxymoron

7

A text that has an interpretive, hidden meaning (usually moral)

Epic
Allegory
Satire
Soliloquy

8

What is circular storytelling?

Repetition of words within a phrase
Deeper meaning within a phrase
Revisited events
Images used to develop theme

9

Def. Downplaying something's significance.

Overstatement
Irony
Understatement
Paradox

10

Def. Reference to something outside the text.

Symbol
Alliteration
Allusion
Personification

11

Ex: Shrek as a genre

Epic
Melodrama
Juvenalian satire
Paraody

12

Ex: When a character is dealing with insecurity.

Internal conflict
External conflict: Character
External conflict: Fate
External conflict: Society

13

Example: "Death, be not proud!"

Antithesis
Apostrophe
Parallelism
Analogy

14

An exaggeration

Hyperbole
Apostrophe
Personifcation
Understatement

15

Def. A disconnect between what is said and what is meant

Anaphorism
Situational irony
Epizeuxis
Verbal irony

Literary Devices and Techniques

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Literary Devices and Techniques

Questions 15