Literary Devices Flashcards

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Adnomination

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Repetition of words with the same root. The difference lies in one sound or letter. A nice euphony can be achieved by using this poetic device.

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Allegory

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Representation of ideas through a certain form (character, event, etc.). Allegory can convey hidden meanings through symbolic figures, actions, and imagery.

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Alliteration

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The repeated sound of the first consonant in a series of words, or the repetition of the same sounds of the same kind at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of a phrase.

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Allusion

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Reference to a myth, character, literary work, work of art, or an event.

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Anaphora

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Word repetition at the beginnings of sentences in order to give emphasis to them.

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Antithesis

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Emphasizing contrast between two things or fictional characters.

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Apostrophe

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Directed speech to someone who is not present or to an object.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowels in order to create internal rhyming.

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Cataphora

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Mentioning of the person or object further in the discourse.

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Climax

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Arranging text in such a manner that tension gradually ascends.