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Literary Terms Stack

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Contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality. IRONY
When a speaker says one thing, but means the opposite. VERBAL IRONY
When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected. SITUATIONAL IRONY
Reader/Audience knows more than the characters. DRAMATIC IRONY
Something that stands for both itself and for something beyond itself. SYMBOLISM
Compares two seemingly unlike things using like or as. SIMILE
Compares with implication rather than directness (NO like or as). METAPHOR
Repetition of similar sounds, usually consonant sounds, at the beginning of words. ALLITERATION
Reference in a work of literature to someting with which the general audience is typically familiar. ALLUSION
Attitude the writer takes toward the reader, a subject or character. TONE
Writer’s choice of words; an important element in the writer’s voice or style. DICTION
The emotional quality or atmosphere of a literary work. MOOD
Language that appeals to the senses. IMAGERY
Humorous play on words. PUN
Inanimate objects are given human-like characteristics. PERSONIFICATION
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion to make a point. HYPERBOLE
The use of clues that prepares readers for events that will happen later in the story. FORESHADOWING
Interruption in the chronological order of a narrative to show an event that happened earlier in the story. FLASHBACK
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