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Literary Devices #3

Literary Devices for ENG 200 (G)

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alliteration repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. Example "It is the happy heart that breaks." (h's repeat)
antonym opposite in meaning to another word. Example "hot" and "cold".
style (author's) the characteristics of a work that reflects its author's distinctive way of writing
round character character with more complete description than a flat character
flat character character with less importance in the story; not clearly characterized or described
context clue information from the textual setting that helps identify a word or help with understanding
epic long narrative poem
alliteration the repetition of the initial sounds in neighboring words or stressed syllables
expository text nonfiction in which the author seeks to explain or inform
flashback a technique of disrupting the chronology of a narrative by shifting to an earlier time to give new information
historical fiction a fictional narrative based on actual historical events
hypothesis an informed guess based on prior knowledge
imagery language used to create sensory impressions of the text
metaphor a figure of speech in which a comparison is implied by analogy, but is not explicitly stated
onomatopoeia words of which the sound suggests its meaning (example "buzz" or "hiss")
paraphrase the act or result of restating the meaning of something spoken or written
resolution the story's central problem is resolved; bringing the conflict to an end
root word the basic part of a word
sequence organizing information; the arrangement of ordering subject matter
stereotype to categorize an individual or group of individuals based on generalizations
culpa (affix) blame; guilt
derm (affix) skin
duc / duct (affix) lead (lead into)
hyper (affix) extra; beyond; over
ure the act or process of
Created by: ENG200
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