Literary Devices

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Symbolism

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using symbols to represent something

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Reference to a real or fictional person, place, event, or artwork

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Allusion

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Reference to another story or work

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Allusion

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Define foreshadowing

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a hint at something that will happen later

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Current setting interrupted to explore past events:

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Flashback

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Irony usually involves something that is

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unexpected

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Opposite of what one means:

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verbal irony

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Event outcome opposite of logical expectation:

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situational irony

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Verbal irony that mocks or shows contempt

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sarcasm

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A symbol functions to

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represent something beyond itself.