H English III Lit Devices Quiz 2

A work that targets human vices or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.

The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work.

The narrator, with godlike knowledge, presents the thoughts and actions of any/ all characters

Using character and/or symbolicalism to represent an abstraction in addition to the meaning.

To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.

When events turn out the opposite of what was expected

Example: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"

The principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.

The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word

The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.

Directly addresses an absent/ imaginary person or a personified abstraction ex. liberty or love

"Hear the mellow wedding bells"