Why Literary Terms?
The reason Medieval writers used alliteration in their oral stories.
What is to aid in memorization?
This literary device compares 2 unlike things using "like" or "as".
What is simile?
Name the literary device: These are examples of_____________.
A rainbow
A wedding ring
A bloody dagger
A shining sword
What are symbols?
"Geat's Great Prince"
What is epithet?
This literary device is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
The reason Medieval writers used caesura in their oral stories?
What is for dramatic effect during a pause?
This literary device gives human traits to non-human objects.
What is personification?
Name the literary device: This is an example of_____________.
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
What is alliteration?
wave-tumult
What is kenning?
This literary device is a narrative in which characters and events symbolize historical figures or broader ideas.
What is allegory?
The reason that Medieval poets writers used assonance in their oral stories?
What is to aid in memorization?
This literary device is the attitude conveyed by the author's choice of diction and connotations.
What is tone?
Name the literary device: This is an example of_____________.
"King Uther fell into distress as Igraine refused to become his paramour".
What is "dialogue"?
What is this an example of?: "the king was wrapped in swirling flames"
What is imagery?
This literary device is similar to alliteration but involves the repetition of vowel sounds.
What is assonance?
This literary device is used in Anglo-Saxon Medieval poetry to give a more detailed and compact description of what something or someone looked like.
What is kenning?
This literary device is a reference to another famous text, person, or event.
What is allusion?
Name the literary device: This is an example of_____________.
The 12 Bravest Geats symbolizing the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ
What is allegory?
"Arthur, thou art more near thy death than I am".
What is foreshadowing?
This literary device is similar to alliteration but involves the repetition of consonant sounds ANYWHERE in the word.
What is consonance?
Ultimately, this is the TOP reason why people implement literary devices into their writing.
What is because it makes writing BETTER-- more interesting, more detailed, more rich, creates more vivid imagery for the reader, etc.
This literary device gives a contrast between what a person says and what they actually mean.
What is verbal irony?
Name the literary device: These are examples of_____________.
Wealth and poverty
darkness and light
war and peace
beauty and ugliness
What is juxtaposition?
In the Dream of the Rood, this literary device can be shown in the recurring idea that suffering leads to glory.
What is motif?
This literary device is shown through the elements of S.T.E.A.L.
What are characterization/character traits?