Literary Devices
When two contradicting elements are used side by side
What is oxymoron?
Imagery relating to smell
What is olfactory imagery?
A state of events that seems contrary to what is expected
What is situational irony?
The components of an analytical paragraph
What is the topic sentence, evidence, analysis, and link?
Verse without rhyme
What is blank verse?
Two things being placed close together to create contrasting effect
What is juxtaposition?
The way a piece of writing makes a reader feel
What is mood?
The narrative perspective of To Kill a Mockingbird
What is first person?
A word or a group of words to start an idea
What is a starter phrase?
Verse with one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
What is iambic pentameter?
Repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses
What is anaphora?
The author's attitude towards a subject; how they feel about what they are producing
What is tone?
Imagery related to taste
What is gustatory imagery?
Which component of an analytical paragraph is:
In addition...
What is a link?
Language without metrical structure
What is prose?
When hints are dropped about future events
What is foreshadow?
Name three classics conflicts in literature
What are c/c, c/self, c/supernatural, c/technology, c/society, c/fate, and c/nature?
The event that sets the story into a conflict
What is the inciting incident?
A statement including a topic, an assertion, and a justifying reason
What is a three-pronged thesis statement?
Verse with metrical form and rhyme
What is rhymed verse?
Visually descriptive and figurative language
What is imagery?
A character that has become stereotypical due to repeated use over stories
What is a stock character?
A character that highlights the opposite of another character
What is a foil character?
Which component of an analytical paragraph is:
The author develops [theme] by...
What is a topic sentence?
Identify the sentence structure:
The car drove I.