7th grade Literary Devices Study Guide 2024 Flashcards
Allusion
A reference to (mention of) a literary, or historical person, place, or thing.Ex “orwellian,” “Big brother,” “Garden Of Eden.”
Diction
The authors word choice intended to convey a certain effect. When discussing diction consider all of the vocabulary used, the appropriateness of the words, and the vividness and specificity of the language.
Dramatic Irony
A literary device by which the audiences or readers understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.
Foil
A character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point or show to advantage some aspect of the second character.
Foreshadowing
The use of hints or clues in the narrative (story) to suggest future actions.
Hyperbole
Deliberate, extravagant and often outrageous. E.g. “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse”
Imagery
Imagery is a literary device used in poetry, Novels, and other writings that uses vivid vivid description that appeals to readers senses to create a image or idea in their head.
Literary Conflicts (4)
Conflict: a struggle between to opposing forces
Person v.s. Self : a internal conflict
Person v.s. Person : external conflict
Person v.s. Nature : external conflict
Person v.s Society : external conflict
Metaphor
Comparison of two unlike things, not using “like” or “as” e.x. Mrs. Hanners is as mean as the devil.
Mood
The feeling or atmosphere that an author creates in their reader.
Personification
A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics.
Scapegoat
Someone who is punished or blamed for people’s mistakes or wrongdoings.
Simile
A comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”.
Situational Irony
A literary technique in which a expected outcome doesn’t happen or the opposite happens.
Style
The writer characteristic way of using language/diction.\
