English Flashcards

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Irony

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Irony is a literary device in which an expected outcome does not happen, or its opposite happens instead
Signpost - Contrast and Contradictions

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Again and Again

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When a word, phrase, or object repeats throughout the book

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Symbolism

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A literary device that contains several layer of meaning. It can be an object, person, situation, or action.

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Theme

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The central organizing phrase and it grows from the conflict. The moral or lesson the author conveys. Never one word.

Theme = THE MEssage
Signpost: Word of the Wisers

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Aha moment

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When you’re reading and suddenly a character realizes, understands, or finally figures something out.

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Juxtaposition

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Placing two things side by side so as to highlight their differences.

Signpost: C&C

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Foreshadowing

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When the author includes a hint or clue that suggests what action is to come.

Signpost: Again and again

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Interrupter

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Uses dashes to interrupt the sentence and insert information in the middle of the sentence for dramatic impact. will make sense with or without it.

EX: “I’s said at the party - I knew I was acting like the kind of friend I wanted to be “

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Mood

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Literary device what a writer used to create and emotional quality for the reader thought the use of words. The emotional response emotions and connection within a story.

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