Figurative Language
a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings
Personification
The speech quoted in the exact words of the speaker
Direct Narration
irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another
Verbal Irony
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
Syntax
a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs
Extended Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Metaphor
when someone else's statement is stated in your own words without any change in the meaning of the statement
Indirect Narration
the objective meaning of a word
Denotation
refers to word choice and phrasing in any written or spoken text
Diction
something that shows how two things are alike, but with the ultimate goal of making a point about this comparison
Analogy
“Okonkwo’s wives had scrubbed the walls and the huts with red earth until they reflected light.” - Things Fall Apart
Imagery
a style of third-person narration which uses some of the characteristics of third-person along with the essence of first-person direct speech
Free Indirect Narration
a form of irony that is expressed through a work's structure
Dramatic Irony
a word or expression that is commonplace within a specific language
Colloquialism
“Like a boundless sheet of black cloud drifting towards Umuofia.” - Things Fall Apart
Allegory
“That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable and rotting yams.” - Things Fall Apart
Simile
pairs exact opposite or contrasting ideas in a parallel grammatical structure
Antithesis
irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended
Situational Irony
The language used by the people of a specific area
Dialect
a literary device that contradicts itself but contains a plausible kernel of truth
Paradox
"There are so many people on it that if you threw up a grain of sand it would not find a way to fall to earth again." - Things Fall Apart
Hyperbole
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
Understatement
Opposed to the literal, objective, meaning of a word, what is the term for the meaning of a word that suggests an associated emotion?
Connotation
a work that imitates the style or character of the work of another
Pastiche
the idea of finding meaning in Man's search for Meaning
Motif