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Duplicate of Some important literary devices
Duplicate of Some important literary devices
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Basic literary devices especially for poem analysis. Not comprehensive.
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This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.
Psychointuitive
Blindminded
Limited
Omniscient
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An interruption of the present action to insert something that took place earlier.
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Retrospection
Flashforward
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"Her brain is the size of a pea" is an example of:
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
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Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...
foreshadowing
flashback
exposition
rising action
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A fisherman looks out over the water, sees the picture below, and says, "Looks a bit choppy."
Understatement
Overstatement
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What does the below picture illustrate?
Figurative language
Irony
Imagery
Symbolism
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"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
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An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...
cliché
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
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Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.
Description
Imagery
Theme
Plot
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The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.
Theme
Storyline
Character development
Setting
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What is the point of view of
The Road Not Taken?
First person
Third person omniscient
Second person
Third person limited
12
Poets like Shakespeare wrote using a strict one of these. Shakespeare's was ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Rhyme scheme
Rhyme
Pattern
Vocabulary
13
Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.
Symbol
Plot
Theme
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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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This term refers to anything that should
not
be taken literally.
Symbolism
Figurative language
Exaggeration
Imagery
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"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..
Personification
Imagery
Atmosphere
Tone
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The family was devastated by the fire. The house was gone. Their things were gone. All gone.
Irony
Setting
Repetition
Symbol
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A character's speech to himself, herself, or no one in particular.
Yule log
Prologue
Monologue
Dialogue
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"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
cliché
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A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
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What happens in a story.
Theme
Exposition
Resolution
Plot
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"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
Metaphor
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
