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Lit. devices

TermDefinition
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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