Random Literary Vocab 1
Another word for the narrator of a poem
Speaker
The change in a character's character's traits over the course of a story.
Character development
Assonance, idiom, or consonance
"Try to light the fire."
Assonance
"Silence speaks louder than words
silence fills the empty spaces."
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Repetition
"The morning sun stretched its golden arms, gently waking the sleepy town."
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Personification
A heart representing love is an example of...
Symbolism
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Understatement
Allusion, rhythm, repetition
"The way a crow Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree"
Rhythm
The author's attitude towards the subject they are writing about.
Tone
What sound device is at work in this phrase: ‘Go and mow the lawn’?
Assonance
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Diction
Rhythm, rhyme, or oxymoron
"Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are"
Rhyme
Assonance, metaphor, or onomatopoeia
The fireworks boomed over our heads
Onomatopoeia
Imagery appeals to...
5 senses
Oxymoron, Hyperbole, or idiom
"The book was filled with original copies of ancient manuscripts"
Oxymoron
A universal statement about a topic.
Theme
Irony
The outcome of meaning is different than what was expected
onomatopoeia, alliteration, or allusion
"I don't dare try."
Alliteration
"She likes to dance in the rain, sing in the shower, and dream under the stars."
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Parallelism
"Time is a thief that steals away our lives."
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Metaphor
Giving a hint early in a story that something will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
"The fire of her love made my icy heart grow colder"
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Paradox
simile, assonance, consonance
The duck was stuck in the truck
Consonance
Mood
The feeling or atmosphere the author creates for the reader.
"After years of hard work, he finally found his moment in the sun"
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Idiom