literary devices Flashcards
1
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similes?
A
comparison
like or as
2
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metaphor?
A
- Comparison between two unlike things
- Often using the verb “to be”
3
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personnification?
A
- Giving human traits or qualities to object or animal
4
Q
Irony?
A
opposite
5
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kinds irony
A
verbal
dramatic
situational
6
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verbal irony
A
- Verbal : saying opposite you mean
sarcasm
7
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situational irony
A
- Situational : opposite of what we expect
- Situational = unexpected by everyone
8
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dramatic irony
A
- Dramatic : reader knows more that character in story
- Dramatic = unexpected by character
9
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flashback?
A
- describing something that happens earlier
- Gives background information
10
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Foreshadowing
A
- using hits and clues to suggest what will happen
- suspense and anticipation
11
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Characterization?
A
describing character
12
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narrator
A
tells story
13
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narration
A
when narrator speaks
14
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quotes for…
A
character’s voices
15
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direct characterization
A
Direct characterization : narrator explicitly describes a character
Ex : Pam was lazy
