Structure And Language Devices Flashcards

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Stream of consciousness

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Structure

A flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters

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Foreshadowing

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Structure

Be a warming or indication of a future event

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Simile

A figure of speed involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind

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Language

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Juxtaposition

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Structure

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects

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Alliteration

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Language

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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Metaphor

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Language

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which is not literally applicable

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Cyclical narrative

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Structure

A story that ends where it began

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Story arc

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Structure

The structure and shape of a story

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Semantic field

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Language

A lexical set of semantically related items

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Imagery

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Language

Visually descriptive or figurative language

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Questions

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Structure

A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information

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