Can be an image, sound, action, or other figure that is signifigant

Is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Comparing two things without like or as

Is the time and place of the action of the story

The central character of a story

Writers attitude towards a subject

A technique of repeating a grammatical pattern in a sequence

A part of the story that interrupts the story to relate to an earlier event

A person or animal that takes part in the action of a work of literature

An imitation of a writer, artist, or genre

A statement that contradicts itself

A feeling created by a literary work

Literary devices Flashcards

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Motif

Can be an image, sound, action, or other figure that is signifigant
Any writing that tells a story

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Alliteration

Is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
An ideal form of justice

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Metaphor

Feeling created by literary work
Comparing two things without like or as

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Setting

Is the time and place of the action of the story
The repetition of the same similar sounds

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Protagonist

The central character of a story
Writing that creates a picture of a scene

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Tone

A nearly perfect or ideal society
Writers attitude towards a subject

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Parallelism

A technique of repeating a grammatical pattern in a sequence
The sequence of events in a story

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Flashback

A part of the story that interrupts the story to relate to an earlier event
Language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of the words

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Character

A person or animal that takes part in the action of a work of literature
The use of literary techniques to reveal the nature of the character

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Parody

The sequence of events in a story
An imitation of a writer, artist, or genre

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Hyperbole

A set expression comprising two or more words
An exaggeration for emphasis

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Paradox

A statement that contradicts itself
A figure of speech in which contradictory terms are used in conjunction

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Ethos

Represents credibility
A word or expression used to refer to something unpleasant

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Mood

Using language effectively and persuasively
A feeling created by a literary work

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Similie

Comparison using like or as
Character that conforms to a simplified common type

Literary devices

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Literary devices

Questions 15