Literary Techniques! Flashcards
What is an adjective?
A describing word!
What is a verb?
A doing word!
What is an adverb?
Word that describes an action!
What is a simile?
A comparison using ‘like’, ‘as’ or ‘than’!
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that is made without pointing out a similarity!
What is personification?
When the writer describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as it were a person!
What is a symbol?
Something that stands or is a sign of another thing!
What is pathetic fallacy?
The assignment of human feelings to inanimate objects!
What is hyperbole?
Exaggerated language!
What is Triadic structure/triples?
Three parallel clauses, phrases, or words, which happen to come in quick succession without any interruption!
What is alliteration?
The repetition of a series of words within a phrase!
What is a list?
The list of words, ideas or items!
What is a rhetorical question?
A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer!
What is allegory?
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning!
What is Protagonist?
The leading character or one of the major characters!
