Literary Devices (Big List)

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Feeling or emotional meaning of a word

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connotation

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Reference to people, places, events, or literary works in a text (often biblical)

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allusion

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Step-by-step method in literature to detail a character's introduction, behavior, and thought processes.

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characterization

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Writer's attitude on a subject through word choice or viewpoint.

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tone

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Indicating what will come later

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foreshadowing

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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hyperbole

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Literary technique using comparison and contrast.

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juxtaposition

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Audience knows something characters don't.

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dramatic irony

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Giving human qualities to animals or objects

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Personification

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Repetition of the same words or phrases to clarify an idea.

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Repetition