Literary Terms and Devices List 1

Question 1

the way in which words and sentences are placed together in writing to convey a certain meaning

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syntax

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purposely leaving out conjunctions in the sentence

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asyndeton

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a reader knows the thoughts of only one character

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3rd person limited POV

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repetitive consonant sounds produced within a sentence or phrase

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consonance

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a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

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fable

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a figure of speech in which a specific idea is represented in terms of character or event

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allegory

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a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

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parable

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language that is used to create a picture that appeals to the senses or creates a visual

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imagery

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prediction of the future by interpreting a bible verse or literary passage

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bibliomancy

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a recurrent image, symbol, theme character type, subject, or narrative detail

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motif

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a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession

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polysyndeton

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite,

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irony

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a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

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analogy

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using the same pattern of words or similar grammatical structure

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parallelism

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the use of informal words and phrases that typically is used in ordinary conversation.

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colloquialism

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a reference in literature to another work or something that is commonly known by the audience

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allusion

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the repetition of the same word or expression at the beginning of two or more lines or clauses

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anaphora

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an actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not heard by other actors on stage

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aside

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condition in which one of the five senses simultaneously stimulates another sense.

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synesthesia

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placing two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions side by side

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juxtaposition

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a figure of speech where the order of first of two clauses is reversed in the second

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chiasmus

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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of successive words

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alliteration

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attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object

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anthropomorphism

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

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satire

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when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sounds

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assonance

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word that are appear to contradict one another

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oxymoron

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dictionary definition of a word

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denotation

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the use of an object, person, situation, or word to represent an idea, image, belief, or action

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symbolism

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when a character speaks to himself or herself, without acknowledging the presence others

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soliloquy

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a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a conclusion

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epilogue

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the narrator knows everything; all thought, feelings, and action of the characters in the story

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3rd person omniscient POV

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feeling or associations with a word

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connotation

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the substitution of the name of an object for the attribute of that object

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metonymy

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exaggeration

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hyperbole

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dramatic speech delivered by a s single character in a play

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monologue

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words or whose sound suggests its meaning

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onomatopoeia

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a mild word or expression substituted for one considered to be more harsh

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euphemism

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told from the narrator's perspective using I, me, my, mine in his or her speech

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1st person POV

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interruptions inserting past events in order to provide background or context to current events

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flashback

Literary Terms and Devices List 1

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Literary Terms and Devices List 1

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