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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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"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...
cliché
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
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The family was devastated by the fire. The house was gone. Their things were gone. All gone.
Setting
Irony
Repetition
Symbol
3
"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
simile
hyperbole
Metaphor
alliteration
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Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...
flashback
foreshadowing
exposition
rising action
5
Poets like Shakespeare wrote using a strict one of these. Shakespeare's was ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Pattern
Rhyme
Rhyme scheme
Vocabulary
6
The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.
Theme
Storyline
Character development
Setting
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"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile
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What happens in a story is also known as...
Plot
Theme
Resolution
Exposition
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An interruption of the present action to insert something that took place earlier.
remembering
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Flashforward
10
This term refers to anything that should
not
be taken literally.
Symbolism
Exaggeration
Imagery
Figurative language
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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
12
Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.
Plot
Theme
Symbol
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A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
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"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..
Tone
Personification
Imagery
Atmosphere
15
"Her brain is the size of a pea" is an example of:
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
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Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.
Theme
Description
Plot
Imagery
17
An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...
metaphor
hyperbole
cliché
onomatopoeia
18
What does the below picture illustrate?
Imagery
Figurative language
Irony
Symbolism
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A fisherman looks out over the water, sees the picture below, and says, "Looks a bit choppy."
Overstatement
Understatement
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This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.
Blindminded
Omniscient
Limited
