Literary and Poetic Devices One
When words are used to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning.
What is Verbal Irony?
The narrator uses "I" and "me" to tell the story.
What is first person point of view?
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
what is Foreshadowing?
Occurs when the audience expects something to happen, but then something else happens instead.
What is Situational Irony?
Main character in the story.
What is Protagonist?
A form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics.
What is Personification?
An author’s attitude toward his or her subject and audience.
What is Tone?
The author’s use of developing a character through speech, thoughts, emotions, actions, and looks.
What is Indirect Characterization?
The author’s use of developing a character by providing physical and personality traits of an individual in the story.
What is Direct Characterization?
When the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
The writer or speaker refers either directly or indirectly to a person, event, or thing in history or to a work of art or literature.
What is Allusion?
Anything that appears on the surface to be one thing, yet represents something else and carries a hidden, deeper meaning.
What is Symbolism?
Going from the present time in the story to events in the past (to provide background).
What is a Flashback?
Words or phrases that are an extreme exaggeration to emphasize a point.
What is Hyperbole?
"A cool breeze carried carnival music and the aroma of popcorn my way. Just over the rise the lights blinked in a million colors." This appeal to the senses and the mental picture are this literary device.
What is a imagery?
When the first letters of words are the same as in: She shook the shears at the sheep.
What is alliteration?
The part of the story that "exposes" the time, place (setting), characters, and mood.
What is Exposition?
A Japanese style poem with three lines in the pattern of 5, 7 5 syllables.
What is haiku?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison using "like" or "as."
What is Simile?
A figure of speech that compares two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics.
What is Metaphor?
Words that imitate sounds.
What is Onomatopoeia?
The highest point of tension or where the character changes.
What is Climax?
Details that appeal to the five senses (word images).
What is Imagery?
An overused, worn-out word or phrase.
What is Cliche?
Mrs. O'Dell's favorite daughter.
Who is Sadie?