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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile
100
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor
100
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is Alliteration
100
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
What is Rhyme
100
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is Onomatopoeia
200
Giving human characteristics to non human beings.
What is personification
200
The perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development.
What is Tone
200
A definitive stance the author adopts in shaping a specific emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work. It refers to the mental and emotional disposition of the author towards the subject, which in turn lends a particular character or atmosphere to the work.
What is mood
200
Laying around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence/word is actually different from the literal meaning derived
What is Irony
200
Any element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature.
What is Motif
300
Often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects/ concepts/ traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone.
What is symbol
300
Repetition of sounds produced by vowels within a sentence or phrase.
What is Assonance
300
The writer/ author depicts the occurrence of specific events to the reader, which have taken place before the present time.
What is Flashback
300
A single, related chunk of lines in poetry. It basically refers to one unit or group of lines, which forms one particular faction in poetry.
What is Stanza
400
A word is used in a manner to suggest two or more possible meanings.
What is Puns
400
The use of concepts/ ideas that are contradictory to one another, yet, when placed together they hold significant value on several levels.
What is Paradox
400
A literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability.
What is Amplification
400
A literary device wherein the author uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize the basic crux of the statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable effect.
What is Hyperbole
400
A symbolism device where the meaning of a greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed with the aid of a more corporeal object or idea being used as an example.
What is Allegory
500
A form of writing where the writer uses exaggeratedly long and complex sentences in order to convey a meaning that could have otherwise been conveyed through a shorter, much simpler sentence.
What is Circumlocution
500
A literary device where the author creates a character whose primary purpose is to create a contrast to another character by laying emphasis or drawing attention to the latter’s traits and characteristics through the former’s obviously contradictory ones.
What is Foil
500
Refers to repetition of sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.
What is Consonance
500
Refers to the use of phrases and words that are noted for possessing an extensive degree of notable loveliness or melody in the sound they create.
What is Euphony
500
Is the distinctive tone or tenor of an author’s writings
What is Diction