Academic Vocabulary Literary Devices Flashcards
1
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Repetition of consonant sounds
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Alliteration
2
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A reference to another text
A
Allusion
3
Q
Repetition of vowel sounds
A
Assonance
4
Q
Form of language in a particular place (accent)
A
Dialect
5
Q
Conversation between characters
A
Dialogue
6
Q
When the audience knows something the characters don’t
A
Dramatic irony
7
Q
Language that appeals to your five senses
A
Imagery
8
Q
When the opposite of what you expect happens
A
Irony
9
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Comparison without using like or as
A
Metaphor
10
Q
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
A
Personification
11
Q
A change in the poem (tone, style, structure, point of view, etc.)
A
Shift
12
Q
A Comparison that uses “like or “as”
A
Simile
13
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Something that stands for something else
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Symbol
14
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Life lesson character learns from conflict
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Theme
