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Ellipsis
What is when one or more words are omitted from a sentence?
This is an idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing
what is connotation
Alliteration
What is the repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words
This is typically used to clarify or explain an author’s idea to the reader by likening a new idea to an older, better known one. They typically appear as similes that allow the reader to more easily understand the author’s meaning.
What is allusion
-A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison; this comparison does not use like or as
what is a Metaphor
Allusion
What is an indirect or passing reference to a thing? (person, place, art, object, etc.)
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero.
What is an epic
Antagonist
What is the protagonist’s adversary
this is the repetition of consonant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase
What is consonance
A dominant theme or central idea
What is a motif
Hyperbole
What is an exaggeration (claim or statement)
This is used to omit some parts of a sentence or even an entire story, forcing the reader to figuratively fill in the gaps.
what is an ellipsis
Ambiguity
what is when an author leaves out details/information or is unclear about an event so the reader will use his/her imagination to fill in the blanks.
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to a nonhuman or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is Personification
A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule.
what is a Parody
Imagery
What is visually descriptive-or- figurative language
A sudden enlightenment or realization, a profound new outlook or understanding about the world usually attained while doing everyday mundane activities.
What is an epiphany
Dramatic Irony
What is when the audience or reader knows something characters do not know
This is the use of informal, conversational language
What is Colloquial language /colloquialism
The rewarding of virtue and the punishment of vice in the resolution of a plot. The character, as they say, gets what he/she deserves
What is poetic justice
Euphemism
what is substituting a harsh, blunt, or offensive comment for a more politically accepted or positive one.
This is a short explanation at the end of the book which indicates what happens after the plot ends
What is an epilogue
Verbal Irony
what is when one thing is said, but something else, usually the opposite, is meant
This is used to show that the words they use do not necessarily represent their intended meaning. Use of this technique can also be manifested as a situation that does not pan out the way that the audience, speaker, or characters believe it will.
What is irony
Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
What is symbolism