literary devices n techniques Flashcards

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Is a literary device in which the writer gives hints on what will happen next in the story

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Foreshadowing

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It is often place at the beginning of a story

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Foreshadowing

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3
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it is the readers in developing their expectations in a story

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Foreshadowing

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4
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Different ways of doing foreshadowing

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  • through the use of dialogues of the characters, events, or actions in the story
    -The title of a work may serve as a clue as to what is going to happen in the story
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5
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using foreshadowing creates a feeling of

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Suspense to the readers,
-so that they will be more interested to continue reading and more about the story

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6
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An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence

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Flashback

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7
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it is a scene from the past that had happened

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Flashback

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8
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in this technique, the writer inserts passive events to give background to the present events. The readers are also provided background to current conflict in a story.

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Flashback

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9
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method to employ flashback

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Memories and dreams sequences

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10
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The write the flashback, the writer can use a

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scene or a summary

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11
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expressions that can be used to introduce the flashback

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I remember, I recall, I am reminded and others

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12
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Is a method of narration that describes in words, the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters

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Stream of consciousness

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13
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this is also known as interior monologue in which the characters thought process that is associated to his actions, are shown in a monologue and addresses the character himself

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Stream of consciousness

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14
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This is exactly different from dramatic monologue Orelik soliloquy, because the speaker addresses the audience or the third person

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Stream of consciousness

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15
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Is a Latin phrase which means into the middle of things or in the middle of the story

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in medias res

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16
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Used by starting the story, not at the beginning, but narrating it somewhere in the middle, at some critical point in the action

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In medias res

17
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The term comes from Horace an ancient Roman poet, who gave a piece of advice to would be epic poets, to go directly to the heart of the story, rather than starting at the very beginning

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in medias res

18
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examples of in medias res

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the odyssey
the divine comedy

19
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Literary devices that can be used in crafting an essay

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Simile, metaphor, and repetition

20
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Using this may help the writer, convey special meaning to the readers emphasize main points, and create vivid imagery in the mind of the readers

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Literary devices

21
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Is the comparison of two unlike objects, using the expressions as as if and others

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Simile

22
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Is the comparison of two unlike objects, without using the expressions as as if and others

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metaphor

23
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is a device that uses a word phrase, or cloth repeatedly in a sentence, or in a paragraph this is employed emphasize an idea

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Repetition

24
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Seven Tips on writing an effective essay.

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pick a topic,
prepare an outline or diagram of your ideas,
write your thesis statement,
write the body
write the introduction,
write the conclusion
add the finishing touches

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A topic may be assigned by your teacher, or you may be given the freedom to choose your topic if the topic is not assigned to one that is relevant and interesting to your readers and to you

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Pick a topic

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Narrow done, or limit your topics, so that it will be manageable and can be finished within a given period of time

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Pick a topic

27
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Determine your purpose for writing the essay is it to inform, entertain, persuade, instruct, or moralize

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Pick a topic

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One of the ways to organize your ideas

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Prepare an outline or diagram of your ideas

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Serves as the blueprint or plan of your essay, which will help you see the relationship of your ideas more clearly

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Prepare an outline or a diagram of your ideas

30
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One sentence that states the topic and the point of your essay

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Thesis statement

31
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This part of your essay describes explains argues or illustrates your topic

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write the body

32
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this part of your essay, should draw the attention of your readers by using any strategies in making it such as quotation a startling statement. Rhetorical question and anecdote, a statistical data and others, whatever method you will use see to it, that it is connected to your thesis statement.

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writing the introduction

33
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it gives a tone of the finality or closure of the essay

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Writing the conclusion

34
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It may be a statement of the thesis statement or topic sentence, a summary of the salient points of the essay or review the main points, and give a sentence that will strengthen your thesis

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Write the conclusion

35
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This part of your essay gives attention to small details like the sequence of your paragraphs are the strongest points present in the first and last paragraph sit in the body. This is the order of your paragraph logical.

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add the finishing touches

36
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Go over to what you have written by reading it again and see if it is understandable, double check, your grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation

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I am finishing touches