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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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A fisherman looks out over the water, sees the picture below, and says, "Looks a bit choppy."
Overstatement
Understatement
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"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..
Imagery
Personification
Tone
Atmosphere
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"Her brain is the size of a pea" is an example of:
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
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A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
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What does the below picture illustrate?
Irony
Imagery
Symbolism
Figurative language
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This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.
Limited
Omniscient
Blindminded
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The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.
Setting
Storyline
Character development
Theme
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"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...
personification
cliché
alliteration
hyperbole
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An interruption of the present action to insert something that took place earlier.
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Flashforward
remembering
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What happens in a story is also known as...
Plot
Theme
Exposition
Resolution
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An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
metaphor
cliché
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Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.
Theme
Description
Imagery
Plot
13
Poets like Shakespeare wrote using a strict one of these. Shakespeare's was ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Vocabulary
Rhyme
Rhyme scheme
Pattern
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Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...
exposition
flashback
foreshadowing
rising action
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"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
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This term refers to anything that should
not
be taken literally.
Imagery
Symbolism
Figurative language
Exaggeration
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"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
Metaphor
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The family was devastated by the fire. The house was gone. Their things were gone. All gone.
Irony
Repetition
Setting
Symbol
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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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Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.
Theme
Plot
Symbol
