Literary Devices
Type of Texts
Types of Characters
Genres
Styles
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What is a simile?
a comparison of one thing to another in order to make description more vivid; uses the words 'like' or 'as' in this comparison
100
What is an essay?
a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
100
What is Antagonist?
A person or thing that opposes the protagonist or hero/heroine of a story
100
What is Mythology?
Mythology legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods
100
What is a Cliché?
A phrase, idea, or image that has been used so much that it has lost much of its original meaning, impact, and freshness
200
What is a hyperbole?
deliberate and extravagant exaggeration
200
What is a Cartoon?
A simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.
200
What is Caricature?
A representation or imitation of a person’s physical or personality traits that are so exaggerated they become comic or absurd
200
What is a Novel?
A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.
200
What is a Dialect?
language of a particular district, class, or group of persons. The term dialect encompasses the sounds, spelling, grammar, and diction employed by a specific people as distinguished from other persons either geographically or socially. Dialect is a major technique of characterization that reveals the social or geographic status of a character.
300
What is an Allusion?
A reference to another event, person, place, or work of literature - usually implied rather than explicit and often provides another layer of meaning to what is being said
300
What is News report?
A short account of the news
300
What is Foil?
A character (or a place or an event) that is used to contrast with another character (or place or event).
300
What is a Short story?
Fiction of such brevity that it supports no subplots
300
What is Diction?
The choice of words that a writer makes
400
What is characterization?
The methods used to present the personality of a character in a work of literature, both direct and indirect.
400
What is an Electronic text?
A general term for any document that is read in digital form, and especially a document that is mainly text.
400
What is Character?
Persons—or animals or natural forces represented as persons—in a work of literature. Characters may be static (stay the same) or dynamic (undergo a change in personality or attitude) and flat (merely sketched out often stereotypical or stock) or round (more fully developed).
400
What is Drama?
A play for theater, radio, or television.
400
What is Tone?
A literary technique created through the combined effects of a number of features, such as diction, syntax, rhythm, etc.
500
What is the definition of Analogy?
The comparison of two similar things to suggest that if they are alike in some respects, they are probably alike in other ways as well
500
What is Editorial?
A newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
500
What is Character motivation?
The reasons, either stated or implied, for a character’s behavior.
500
What is Prose?
Any kind of writing which is not verse - usually divided into fiction and non-fiction
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What is Syntax?
The way in which sentences are structured
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