literary devices

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

repetition of the same consent or vowel sound in a close succession
(eg. same letters s__ S___ s___

Question 2

allusion

Answer 2

a brief, undeveloped reference to a familiar or famous place, event, or figure from literature;
as it is one device used for achieving compression in writing, it differs from a direct reference by virtue of its brevity
eg. 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙆𝙧𝙮𝙥𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 (everyone k what a kryptonite is)

Question 3

connotation

Answer 3

the emotional associations implied by a word that provide context beyond the literal interpretation; the coloration provided is also useful in determining tone.  
eg. “𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙤𝙜.”not specific in any way.

Question 4

couplet

Answer 4

對句, 對聯
two successive lines of rhyming verse having the same number of feet, such as the closing lines of any Shakespearean sonnet. 

Question 5

𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Answer 5

the precise, literal meaning or limited dictionary meaning of a word. 
eg. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚

Question 6

diction

Answer 6

eg. 𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙪𝙥, 𝙢𝙖𝙣 - frds to frds
the choice of words, phraseology, or vocabulary used purposefully by the writer depending on the subject, the type of poem, purpose, and style. 

Question 7

enjambement

Answer 7

a line of poetry that ends without punctuation, causing the reader to continue into the following line without a pause. 

Question 8

figures of speech

Answer 8

an extended rhetoric of connotation, a figure of speech is compressed language used to add meaning beyond the literal interpretation.  Metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, metonymy, and synecdoche are all figures of speech. 

Question 9

hyperbole

Answer 9

誇張
(a figure of speech which) makes deliberate use of exaggeration for serious or humorous emphasis; also called overstatement. 

Question 10

Image

Answer 10

words and word groups that help the reader sense or picture what is being described; can be literal or figurative. 

Question 11

Imagery

Answer 11

see image ( is simply a pattern of images that emerges through a poem)

Question 12

Metaphor

Answer 12

(a figure of speech which) a direct comparison or identification is made between two unlike objects. 
𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚

Question 13

mood

Answer 13

the predominant atmosphere of a work.  In poetry, mood is conveyed forcefully through imagery and rhythm. 

Question 14

moral

Answer 14

a life lesson that can be drawn from a passage; the study of literature usually focuses on the explication of the theme rather than the moral, however the observance of an obviously intended moral can be used to inform the theme. 

Question 15

onomatopoeia

Answer 15

the use of a word whose sound imitates, suggests, and reinforces its meaning.  (the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named)
𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙠 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙠, 𝙜𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙚, 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙢𝙪𝙧

Question 16

run-on sentence

Answer 16

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses (also known as complete sentences) are connected improperly.

Question 17

sentence fragment

Answer 17

a sentence that is missing either its subject or its main verb.

𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣. On its own, because of the rain doesn’t form a complete thought. It leaves us wondering what happened because of the rain.

Question 18

simile

Answer 18

明喻

Question 19

personification

Answer 19

擬人法