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Literary Devices
Early American Literature
Writing
Hodgepodge
100
An 18th century philosophy and artistic movement that emphasized imagination, emotion, and self-expression; celebrated nature
Romanticism
100
An object that represents an abstract idea
Symbol
100
A story that explains the beginnings of the world
Creation Myth
100
An analytical or interpretive literary composition
Essay
100
The principal character in a work of fiction AND a character who complicates or creates opposition
Protagonist AND Antagonist
200
Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter
Blank Verse
200
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for readers
Mood
200
An animal or person creates mischief by trying to outwit others
Trickster Tale
200
The original document
Primary source
200
Exaggeration
Hyperbole
300
Repeated sounds WITHIN the same line of a poem Example: We laugh at the giraffe.
Internal rhyme
300
The use of words that suggest their actual sounds Examples: buzz, whisper, snap
Onomatopoeia
300
A short story told with a moral
Fable
300
Supporting a statement with information from the text
Textual evidence
300
Poking fun at something with the hope of creating change
Satire
400
A 19th philosophy that emphasized intuition, positive thinking, and nature
Transcendentalism
400
Unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary work AND a guess made from information presented in the text
Theme AND inference
400
Figurative language used to create an effect or mood
Rhetorical devices
400
Author elaborates on facts to create a made-up story
Fictional narrative
400
Story or poem whose characters and events represent abstract ideas (such as greed or humility)
Allegory
500
The pattern of rhymes in a poem
Rhyme scheme
500
The repetition of initial consonants in a line; silly Sally sailed
Alliteration
500
The time and place of a story and events occurring in history
Historical context
500
The repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences with similar grammatical structure
Parallel structure
500
Literary works that idealize rural life (nature)
Pastoral