Literary Features Flashcards

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Explain Dramatic Langauge

A

Creating a mood/feeling through feelings

Eg. Death lies upon her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field

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2
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Explain Imagery

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Descriptive langauge which creates an image in the readers/audience minds

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3
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Explain Simlie

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Comparison between two things

Eg. - Brave as a lion
- Love is like a red rose

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4
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Explain Metaphor

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Describing something by saying its something else

Eg. her eyes were diamonds
life is a highway

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5
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Oxymoron

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Two clashing words

Eg. Big Baby
Joyful trouble
Open secret

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6
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Lists

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Accumulation of words andphrases
increases dramatic effect by making description
forceful

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7
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Repitition

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repeated words and phrases to create dramatic effect

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8
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Bombast

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Boastful or rantful langauge

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9
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Hyperbole

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Extravagent and exaggration

Eg. If i dont eat in 2min i will die!!

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