Lit Terms 13-24

A literary Device where the author creates a character whose primary purpose is to create a contrast to another character by emphasizing the difference in characters.

• Conflict

• Foil

• Irony

• Personification

The use of words/ phrases that give hints to the reader of something that is going to happen without spoiling the suspense.

• Plot

• Imagery

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

An exaggeration in writing that is used for effect.

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

When the author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader using the five senses.

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Mood

• Illustration

Occurs when the reader/audience knows something, but the characters within the story do not

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

When the reader is led to believe that one thing will occur but, in fact, the opposite occurs. This can be humorous or tragic.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

Occurs when a writer makes a statement in which the actual meaning differs from the meaning that the words appear to express.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

An implied comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.

• Analogy

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

The general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within a reader.

• Mood

• Tone

• Foil

• Foreshadowing

When opposite words are placed together in a manner that actually ends up making sense.

• Hyperbole

• Foil

• Comparison

• Oxymoron