Literary Elements FLASHCARD

Front

unifying (central) idea

Back

theme

Front

used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience

Back

imagery

Front

represents a sound

Back

auditory imagery

Front

a smell

Back

olfactory imagery

Front

•a taste

Back

gustatory imagery

Front

touch

Back

tactile imagery

Front

internal sensation

Back

organic imagery

Front

movement or tension

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kinesthetic imagery

Front

when the opposite of what is expected happens

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irony

Front

When a speaker says one thing but means another, or when a literal meaning is contrary to its intended effect - sarcasm

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verbal irony