Linguistic Devices Flashcards
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Symbolism
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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
2
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Imagery
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Visually descriptive language
3
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Metaphors
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
4
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Similes
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Saying something is like something else
5
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Personification
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Giving non-living objects lively characteristics to turn them into a living being
6
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Onomatopoeia
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Noises interpreted into text
7
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Climax
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The highest and most intense point in the story
8
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Allegory
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A story which could be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning typically a moral or political
9
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Illusion
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False representation of something
10
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Motif
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Recurring structures in a story
