Literary Devices Flashcard

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What is an allusion?

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When an author refers to a person, event, thing in history, or work of art or literature.

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What is irony?

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When the outcome is the opposite of what is expected.

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What is symbolism?

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When an object stands for an idea, belief or action.

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What is Author's Craft?

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Literary Devices, Style, Narrative Elements - All of the above.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to one of the reader's senses.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.