Literary Devices BRAIN BUSTER

Question 1

Info about a character revealed through other character’s reactions/thoughtsabout the character

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Indirect Characterization

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Theperson or thing working against the protagonist, or hero, of the work.

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Antagonist

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Therepetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases,clauses, or lines.

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Anaphora

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Astatement that is true even though it seems to be saying two oppositethings.

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Paradox

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Anextreme exaggeration or overstatement.

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Hyperbole

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Givinghints and clues of what is to come later in the story.

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Foreshadow

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A category of literature defined by style, form and content.

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Genre

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There-examining of past events to determine how it helped form a character’s ideas/actions

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Reflection

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Theway the author accomplishes the tone.

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Voice, Style

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Aspeech or comment made to the audience while other characters are present onstage

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Aside

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Theart of finding the best available means of persuasion in any situation.

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Rhetoric

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Discrepancybetween what is expected to happen and what really happens.

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Irony

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Theconversation carried on by the characters in a literary work

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Dialogue

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Arecurring object, emotion, or action that is significant beyond the literalmeaning.

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Motif

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Informationabout a character directly stated by the author through the voice ofthe narrator.

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Direct Characterization

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Aperson, place, thing or an event that represents itself and something beyonditself.

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Symbol

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Somethingthat is unclear because it has two or more possible meanings.

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Ambiguity

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Away of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or aparticular group of people.

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dialect

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All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.

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connotation

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Givinghuman characteristics to non-human objects.

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Personification

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Thegreat world or universe.

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Macrocosm

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Sentencestructure.

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Syntax

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Thevantage point from which the author has chosen to tell the story (i.e. firstperson).

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Point of View

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A generic, idealized model of a person/object/concept from whichsimilar instances are copied

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Archetype

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Theauthor’s intended message or purpose behind a work of literature.

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Theme

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An indirect/implied reference. There are 4 types: literary, biblical, pop culture & historical

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Allusion

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Thechief figure in a work of literature.

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Protagonist

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Aword/phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant tobe taken literally

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figure of speech

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Acharacter that serves as a contrast or challenge to another character

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Foil

Question 30

Afigure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 unlike thingswithout comparison words.

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Metaphor

Question 31

Wordchoice or vocabulary used in a work of literature.

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diction

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Theattitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

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Tone

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The dictionary definition of a word.

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denotation

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Literaryelement that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words anddescriptions.

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Mood

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Theclimax of a character’s growth; a sudden revelation of truth experienced by thecharacter.

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Epiphany

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Afigure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.

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Similie

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A representation ofthe world on a much smaller scale.

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Microcosm

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Languagethat appeals to the senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, feel).

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Imagery

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Ametaphor that continues for more than one sentence.

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Extended Metaphor

Question 40

astory in which people, objects, things, actions and happenings have a hidden/symbolic meaning

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Allegory

Literary Devices BRAIN BUSTER

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Literary Devices BRAIN BUSTER

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