Literary devices I

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An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or object in history, or in a literary work is called

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allusion

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An educated guess based on information and evidence in a text and the reader's prior knowledge is called

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inference

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To show how something is DIFFERENT is to

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contrast

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An object or idea standing for something else in a story is called

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symbolism

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A literary device that is used in stories to give clues to upcoming events is called

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foreshadowing

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A figure of speech that gives human qualities to nonhuman objects (Example: The wind whispered through the trees) is called

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personification

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The time, place, and circumstances in which a story occur is called

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setting

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Devices that authors use to enhance their literary work are called

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literary elements

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A literary work's emotional effect on audience is called

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mood

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The writer's choice of setting, choice of vocabulary and other details that impacts general mood of the writing is called

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tone