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liteary elements

TermDefinition
anachronism Something occurring out of its time period
satire art of ridiculing
flashback flash into the past to the present
denotation literal dictionary definition of a word
allegory story in which an idea is personified in order to explain
parable story with a moral or lesson
verisimilitude realistic setting or resemble reality
allusion reference to history
incongruity two ideas that do not logically belong to each other
foreshadowing hints to what is come in the future
infrence when something is implied not stated by author
situational irony unexpected situation in a story
verbal irony saying one thing doing another
dramatic irony where the audience and reader know more about a situation than the characters
symbolism a concrete object that represents an abstract idea
understatement the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
stereotype a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
style the way a author uses the language
imagery to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
simile simile draws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as”
metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects
Created by: ammaar987
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