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Fiction
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Figurative Language
Literary Devices
100
Writing that triggers one of the five senses to create a pictures in the reader's mind
What is imagery?
100
What an author believes about a certain topic; i.e., love is forceful
What is theme?
100
An overview of a text's events without any interpretation or opinion
What is objective summary?
100
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is simile?
100
The perspective of the narrator
What is point-of-view?
200
A pattern of rhyme between lines
What is rhyme scheme?
200
An author's attitude
What is tone?
200
The personality of a character that can be figured out through the STEAL formula
What is characterization?
200
A comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing IS the other.
What is metaphor?
200
Giving human characteristics to non-human characters or objects
What is personification?
300
When two words contradict (go against) each other in the same statement, i.e, "agree to disagree"
What is oxymoron?
300
Hints as to what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
300
The author's reason for writing
What is purpose?
300
A question that is not meant to be answered but causes the reader to ponder or reflect
What is rhetorical question?
300
When an object represents an idea or emotion
What is symbolism?
400
A series of two lines of poetry
What is a couplet?
400
Tension or interest in the story
What is conflict?
400
The way an author feels about a topic or subject, which we discover through his/her writing
What is attitude?
400
Exaggeration as a figurative device
What is hyperbole?
400
Repeating of a word or phrase within a line, sentence, or poem
What is repetition?
500
How an author feels about a topic based on their past experiences
What is perception?
500
The way a character speaks, including their use of slang, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
What is dialect?
500
The way an author organizes a text; an author's order of introducing topics
What is structure?
500
When what happens is different from what you would expect
What is irony?
500
A reference to another literary work, person, place, or event
What is allusion?