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Duplicate of Some important literary devices
Duplicate of Some important literary devices
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Basic literary devices especially for poem analysis. Not comprehensive.
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An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...
cliché
onomatopoeia
metaphor
hyperbole
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The family was devastated by the fire. The house was gone. Their things were gone. All gone.
Irony
Symbol
Repetition
Setting
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Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...
rising action
flashback
foreshadowing
exposition
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"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
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Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.
Plot
Imagery
Theme
Description
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What is the point of view of
The Road Not Taken?
Third person omniscient
First person
Second person
Third person limited
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"Her brain is the size of a pea" is an example of:
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
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What does the below picture illustrate?
Imagery
Irony
Figurative language
Symbolism
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"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...
cliché
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
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What is used when an author shows/explains what a character is like, rather than simply telling
Indirect characterization
Direct characterization
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"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
simile
Metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
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Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.
Plot
Theme
Symbol
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An interruption of the present action to insert something that took place earlier.
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Retrospection
Flashforward
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Poets like Shakespeare wrote using a strict one of these. Shakespeare's was ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Rhyme scheme
Pattern
Rhyme
Vocabulary
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What happens in a story.
Resolution
Theme
Exposition
Plot
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A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...
metaphor
simile
alliteration
hyperbole
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"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..
Tone
Personification
Imagery
Atmosphere
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A fisherman looks out over the water, sees the picture below, and says, "Looks a bit choppy."
Understatement
Overstatement
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This term refers to anything that should
not
be taken literally.
Symbolism
Imagery
Figurative language
Exaggeration
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A character's speech to himself, herself, or no one in particular.
Prologue
Monologue
Yule log
Dialogue
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The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.
Theme
Character development
Setting
Storyline
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This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.
Limited
Psychointuitive
Blindminded
Omniscient
