Literary Devices

Question 1

A struggle within the mind of a character.

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Internal conflict

Question 2

Explaining to a reader a character's personality, life history, values, or physical attributes.

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Characterization

Question 3

Words that sound like actions; "Bam" "Pow" "A pesky mosquito"

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onomatopoeia

Question 4

Introducing important background information (Situation in Weed with Lennie and George)

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exposition

Question 5

An effective choice of words.

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diction

Question 6

Whe an author is telling a story using "I" or "me," what point of view are they using?

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First

Question 7

An indirect reference; the author may refer to another story or idea within the novel.

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Allusion

Question 8

A character that doesn't change

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static

Question 9

Addressing an imaginary or absent character or object. For example, "C'mon cell phone work!"

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Apostrophe

Question 10

Repetition of words with the same beginning sounds.

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Alliteration

Question 11

Language which describes something in detail

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imagery

Question 12

Something (idea or subject) that is repeated throughout a book/story.

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motif

Question 13

The audience knows something the characters in the story are unaware of.

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dramatic irony

Question 14

A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities.

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Personification

Question 15

away from one's thoughts or consideration

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aside

Question 16

Comparing two different ideas

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juxtaposition

Question 17

Characters that have different qualities or ideas that add to the plot.

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foil

Question 18

Like or as is used to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.

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simile

Question 19

An exaggeration

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Hyperbole

Question 20

A character that changes throughout the play/novel.

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dynamic

Question 21

speaking one's thoughts aloud to oneself

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soliloquy

Question 22

Something used to represent something else (without using like or as).

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Metaphor

Question 23

General sense or feeling which the reader is supposed to get from the text.

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mood

Question 24

An event occurs which is unexpected.

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irony

Question 25

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

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symbolism

Literary Devices

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Literary Devices

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