Literary Terms, Elements and Devices

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opening a story in the middle of the action, necessitating filling in past details

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In Medias Res

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an object t or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

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motif

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a figure of speech which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of the subject

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allegory

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a device that is used step by step in literature to high light and explain the details

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Characterization

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a figure of speech sometimes represented by an exclamation

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apostrophe

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main idea of given work

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theme

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literary term that uses specific phrases and words in a particular situation

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jargon

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language used by the people of a specific area, class, district,or any other group of people

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dialect

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a poem which is usually related to heroic deeds

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epic

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a figure of speech that involves a exaggeration of ideas for sake of emphasis

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Hyperbole

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a writing style where conjunctions are omitted in a series of words phrases or clauses

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asyndeton

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a literary device in which the repetition of the similar sounds more than once

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Rhyme

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set of rules in a language indicates how different parts of speech are put together

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syntax

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a device and grammatical construction having two or more phrases or words with grammatical form

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structure

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a device which several coordinating conjunction used succession in order to get artistic view

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Polysyndeton

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a figure of speech in which two different objects are together with smilies or metaphors

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conceit

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a device that is a foot containing unaccented and short syllables with a long accented .

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Iambic

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when two or more words close to another repeat the same vowel sound and start with a sound

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assonance

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is a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme

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stanza

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stanza with four lines

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parallelism

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use of informal words phrases or even slang in piece of writing

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colloquial

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type of art literature or music characterized by a specific form content and style

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genre

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a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect

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oxymoron

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a technique where two or more ideas are side by side in a narrative to compare and contrast

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juxtaposition

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a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces who are protagonists

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conflict

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repetitive sounds produced by consonants with in a sentence or phrase

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consonance

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the list of characters and cast in a play or a drama

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persona

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is conveyed through the choice of words, of the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject

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tone

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voice in poem

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speaker

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stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in verse, or within the lines of a poem .

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meter

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a legend or short moral story often using animals as characters

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fable

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The angle from which a story is told

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point of view

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a typical characters an action or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns

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archetype

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demonstrates the long and short patterns

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Rhythm

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a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing

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onomatopeia

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technique employed writers to expose and criticize corruption of an individual by using humor

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satire

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a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable

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trochaic

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a verse with 4 lines

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quatrain

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drama that presents a serious matter about human suffering of terrible events in a bad manner

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tragedy

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a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words

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mood

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central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story

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protagonist

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which means contrary to expectation, existing belief, or perceived opinion

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paradox

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looking at a group of people and assuming that all share the same qualities

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stereotype

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device used to descriptive writing and visual arts

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caricature

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a word in contrast to is connotative or associated meanings

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denotation

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figure of speech that makes and implicit comparison between two things that unrelated

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metaphor

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a form of verbal irony that mocks a concept

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sarcasm

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The character who tells a story ,or in poetry, persona

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narrator

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a popular literary device often used in drama to reveal the inner most thought of character

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soliloquy

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point of highest tension in a narrative its the most exciting and revealing part of a story

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turning point

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a device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come in the story

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Foreshadow

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a term used to describe the events that make a story or the main part of the story

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plot

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figures of speech to be more effecting persuasive, and impactful

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figurative language

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a figure of speech in which a thing an idea or animal is given human attributes

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Personification

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two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter that together present a single idea or connection

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couplet

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imitation of a particular writer exaggerating

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parody

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a figure in which words are used so that their intended meaning is different from the real word

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irony

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when a part is used to signify a whole

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synecdoche

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repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic affect

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Anaphora

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an enviornment or surrounding in which on event or story places

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setting

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device which a number of words, have the same first consonants and occur together in a series

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alliteration

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a reference to a literary or historical event person, or piece

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allusion

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a figure of speech that takes the name of a thing with name or something that is associated

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Metonymy

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the resdution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction

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denouement

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