Literary Devices/Terms

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Implied reference in literature to a famous person, place, or event

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Allusion

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A conversation between characters in a literary work or drama

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Dialogue

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Language not meant to be taken literally, used for effect or feeling.

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Figurative Language

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Organizational device in literature presenting past actions, often as character memories.

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Flashback

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Exaggeration or overstatement (Ex. I had to wait forever).

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Hyperbole

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Organizational device in literature that creates expectation or explains later developments.

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Foreshadowing

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Descriptive or figurative language in literature; creates sensory impressions.

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Imagery

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Comparison of two things without 'like' or 'as' (e.g., Her eyes were a vast ocean)

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Metaphor

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Recurring subject or theme in literature

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Motif

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An object or idea given human qualities (e.g., Flowers danced around the lawn).

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Personification