LD 4 Flashcards
A ___ is another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes.
Foil
The literary device _______ refers to the use of indicative words/phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense. _________ is used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story.
Foreshadowing
______, in this day and age, is another way of saying overly arrogant. You can tell the difference of _____ and just regular arrogance or pride by the fact that the character has seemed to allow reality slip away from them.
Hubris
A _______ is 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.
Hyperbole
In literature, one of the strongest devices is _____ wherein the author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader.
Imagery
In literature the _______ is a practice of forming a rhyme in only one lone line of verse. An _______ is also known as the middle rhyme because it is typically constructed in the middle of a line to rhyme with the bit at the end of the same metrical line.
Internal Rhyme
The use of _____ in literature refers to playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence/word is actually different from the literal meaning derived. Often, _____ is used to suggest the stark contrast of the literal meaning being put forth.
Irony
In literature, _______ is a literary device wherein the author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another. The purpose of ______ two directly/indirectly related entities close together in literature is to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them.
Juxtaposition
