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Lit. devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration |
| Metaphor | Comparison without using like or as |
| Allusion | A indirect reference to person, place, or thing. |
| Allegory | Symbol used for different (usually hidden) meaning |
| Parallel | Using the same structure of lines. |
| Oxymoron | Contradicting terms. |
| Imagery | Using vivid/descriptive words to paint an image in the readers mind. |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to an inanimate object. |
| Diction | The choice of words/phrases in writing. |
| Syntax | The arrangement of words placed together. |
| Sonnet | 14 line poem with fixed rhyme scheme. |
| Octave | Verse form that contains 8 lines. |
| Sestet | A 6 line stanza. |
| Irony | Situation where things contrast between action. |
| Theme | The message behind the story. |
| Motif | A symbolic image that appears frequently. |
| Understatement | A particular quality of a person/situation that's being downplayed. |
| Contradiction | Two statements opposing each other |
| Ethos | Writing that appeals to character's credibility |
| Pathos | Writing that appeals to emotion |
| Meter | Unit of rhythm in poetry, pattern of beats |
| Archetypal | An idea/symbol/pattern/character-type that appears enough to be considered a universal concept. |
| Conflicts (Three major) | A problem in the story that the protag. has to face (three types are man vs self, man vs nature, and man vs man) |
| Couplet | Two lines in a verse |
| Denotation | The literal definition of a word. |
| Connotation | A meaning implied by a word. |
| Exposition | Background information and also beginning of a story. |
| Flashback | A flash into the character's past. |
| Framework | One or more formal theories (in part or whole) as well as other concepts from the literature. |
| Foil Character | A character whose purpose is to highlight qualities of another character. |
| Iambic Pentameter | A line verse with 5 metrical feet with one short syllable and one long syllable. |
| Metonymy | An object is referred to by a name closely related to the actual name. |
| Argument | A main claim/idea based with evidence. |
| Mood(tone) | Author's attitude towards a certain topic. |
| Objective | Writing used on facts and no biased opinion. |
| Alliteration | Sentences repeating with the first sound of every word. |
| Onomatopoeia | Sound words. |
| Cacophony | Words/phrases that sound harsh. |
| Euphony | Words/phrases that sound pleasant. |
| Paradox | A device used to force reader to think about the idea of a story more deeply. |
| Pun | Play on words in the form of a joke. |
| Hubris | Character with excessive pride that eventually lead to negative consequences. |
| Rhyme scheme | A sound that repeats at the end of a line. |
| Satire | The art of making something look ridiculous in order to mock/embarrass/humble the subject. |
| Setting | Where and when the story takes place. |
| Stereotypes | A generalized belief about a group of people. |
| Structure | The way the story is set up. |
| Thesis | A statement/theory that's meant to be proven. |
| Anaphora | The repetition of word(s) at the beginning of sentences. |
| Antithesis | Pair of statements/images in which one reverses the other. |
| Closed form poetry | Poetry written in specific patterns. |
| Dialogue | Conversation between two characters. |
| Open form poetry | Poetry that is not written in a specific form. |
| Epic | A long poem telling tales/myths/adventures of heroic/legendary figures. |
| Dialect | A particular for of language specific to certain social groups. |
| Narrative | A written account of events (a story). |
| Narrator | The person telling the story |
| Pathetic fallacy | Giving EMOTION to something inanimate. |
| Vernacular | Literary works that use modern speech. |
| Secular | Literature that does not regard religion seriously or as the plot's key foundations. |
| Transition | A word/phrase that connects one idea to another. |
| Kenning | Figurative phrase that replaces a common noun. |
| Caesura | The space between 2 words contained within a metrical foot. |
| Flyting | 2 skilled poets engage in a competition of verbal abuse against each other. |
| Cultural symbol | Physical manifestation that signals the ideology of a particular culture. |
| Point of view | The narrator's position in relation to a story. |
| Social commentary | The act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on social, political, or economic issues in society. |
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