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Literary elements and devices
Genres and Movements
200

A figure of speech in which a phrase is intentionally over-exaggerated for emphasis is called this

  1. Hyperbole

  2. Euphemism

  3. Allegory

  4. Alliteration

Hyperbole

200

A genre that includes magical elements and mythical creatures, which are often set in imaginary worlds

  1. Horror

  2. Fantasy

  3. Science Fiction

  4. Magical Realism

Fantasy

400

The element that involves the arrangement of events in a narrative

  1. Setting

  2. Conflict

  3. Plot

  4. Action

Plot

400

An approach to literature from the 19th century that pictures life accurately without idealization

  1. Modernism

  2. Naturalism

  3. Realism

  4. Social Criticism

Realism

600

The term that describes a situation where the audience knows more about a situation than the characters do

  1. Situational irony

  2. Verbal irony

  3. Dramatic irony

  4. Allusion

Dramatic irony 

600

A movement that emphasizes deep emotion and, individualism

  1. Romanticism

  2. Gothic

  3. Transcendentalism

  4. Modernism

Romanticism

800

 

Non-human entities consciously behaving like a human

  1. Anthropomorphism

  2. Automatism

  3. Metaphor

  4. Personification


Anthropomorphism 

1000

A recurring element, theme, or idea in a literary work that carries a deeper meaning

  1. Theme

  2. Motif

  3. Symbol

  4. Anaphora

Motif