Literary Devices
This literary device uses exaggeration to create emphasis.
what is hyperbole
outcome is opposite of whats expected
What is situational irony?
A 14-line poem with a set rhyme pattern and rhythm, often about love or deep feelings
What is a sonnet?
familiar storytelling device
what is trope
The stuff used to film a scene—like camera, lighting, and sound
what is technical codes
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
what is alliteration
Audience knows what characters do not (think of twelfth night)
What is dramatic irony?
unrhymed 10-syllable rhythm
What is iambic pentameter?
appeal to national pride
what is patriotism
The things in the scene that have deeper meaning—like clothes, colours, or gestures
what is symbolic codes
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or animals.
what is personification
saying the opposite of what is meant
What is verbal irony (sarcasm)?
long speech alone on stage
What is a soliloquy?
link positive imagery to product
what is transfer
is this code technical or symbolic: weather
what is symbolic code
A direct comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".
what is simile
contrasts another character to highlight traits
what is foil
unrhymed poetry (often iambic pentameter)
what is blank verse
what are the three types of advertising
what is ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic)
is this code symbolic or technical: lighting
what is technical code
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature.
what is allusion
what is the difference between flat character and round character
what is flat character is one-dimensional (stereotype) while round character is complex and realistic
two lines with end rhyme
what is a rhyming couplet
overused theme or idea
what is cliche
is this technical or symbolic code?: colour
what is symbolic code