Literary Devices One
When words are used to suggest the opposite of the literal meaning.
What is Verbal Irony?
short impressionistic scene
What is vignette
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
what is Foreshadowing?
the conclusion of a story's plot
What is Denouement?
An exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole?
A form of figurative language in which something that is not human is acting or has the same characteristics as a human being
What is Anthropomorphism?
An author’s attitude toward his or her subject and audience.
What is Tone?
one that doesn't change from the start of the story through to the end
What is Static Character?
When the character in the story is opposing the government that he or she is in
What is Man vs. Society?
When the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
Figurative Language that uses as, or like
What is simile?
Anything that appears on the surface to be one thing, yet represents something else and carries a hidden, deeper meaning.
What is Symbolism?
literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something
What is a symbolism?
the time, duration, and place an author chooses to write about.
What is a setting?
"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?
struggle between two opposing forces
What is Conflict?
Color, season, broken mirror, weapons are examples of
What is foreshadowing?
What is Man vs. Man?
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 character who drives the plot, pursues the main goal of the story
What is Protagonist?
an underlying meaning of a literary work which is conveyed by an author and interpreted by a reader.
What is a theme?
An overused, worn-out word or phrase.
What is Cliche?
the idea that literature should somehow be true to reality
What is Verisimilitude?