Units 1-2 Literary Devices Review

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What are the 5 Methods of Characterization?

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Actions, Reactions, Speech, Inner Thoughts, & Physical Description.

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What is Direct Characterization?

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Characterization where the author explicitly describes the character's traits.

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What is a Shift in literature?

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A change in tone, mood, or style that alters the meaning in a text.

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What is Imagery in literature?

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A literary device that uses words to appeal to the reader’s five senses and create mental images.

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison that uses the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Indirect Characterization?

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Characterization where the author shows the character's traits through actions, thoughts, and dialogue.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Personification?

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A literary device that gives human qualities to non-human things.

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What is Juxtaposition?

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A literary technique that places two or more ideas, characters, or settings side by side to develop comparisons and contrasts.

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What is Tone in literature?

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The author's attitude toward the subject, which can be conveyed through word choice and style.