Literary terms starting S Flashcards
1
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Satire
A
to make someone / something look ridiculous (raise laughter in order to embarrass, humble or discredit its target)
2
Q
Spoonerism
A
interchanging the first letter of some words in order to create new words (or nonsensical words)
EX:
Fighting a lire
Lighting a fire
3
Q
Stanza
A
single, related chunks of poetry
4
Q
suspense
A
the feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for a certain event
5
Q
symbol
A
an object that represents something more meaningful
6
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Synecdoche
A
literary device that uses part of something to refer to it as a whole
EX: “Hit the books” could mean that you are getting pictured in a library or smth
