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Lit Terms p 6-7

Literary Terms p 6-7

QuestionAnswer
Figure of sound Stylistic devices, but not figures of speech. These appeal especially to the ear.
Hyperbole Exaggeration
Imagery Writing that appeals to any of the senses.
Synesthesia A crossing-over of the senses, at once paradoxical and metaphorical.
Flashback When the narrator stops the events in the plot to tell what happened earlier in time.
Foreshadowing When the narrator gives hunts or clues about what will happen later in the story.
Formal Structure The visible shape of a text, including poetry v. prose, dialogue v. exposition, punctuation, sentence length and variation, paragraph length and variation, stanzas, line breaks, chapters, etc.
Frame Story A story that contains another story.
Embedded Story A story within another story; often, an extended flashback.
Irony Any case where an appearance differs from the reality.
Situational Irony When what happens is somehow the opposite of what would be expected.
Dramatic Irony When the audience knows something significant about the story that some main character or characters don't know.
Verbal Irony When what is said aloud is the opposite of what is meant.
Cosmic Irony When God/fate/the universe seems to manipulate events to bring characters to the brink of happiness, only to frustrate and mock them.
Created by: eric.pavlat
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