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Literary Devices

QuestionAnswer
Metaphor comparison WITHOUT using like or as
Simile Comparison using like or as
Hyperbole Deliberate exaggeration for effect
Motif A recurring element or theme in a text
Ethos appeals to credibiblity
Pathos appeals to emotion
Logos appeals to logic and reason
Humor A device or quality used in writing
Irony A contrast between what is expected, stated, or understood and what actually occurs or is meant
Dramatic irony When the audience knows important information that one or more characters do not.
Situational irony when the actual outcome of a situation significantly contrasts with what is expected
Verbal irony when a speakers intended meaning contrasts with the literal words.
Characterization the methods an author uses to develop and reveal a characters personality, beliefs, motivations, relationships and changes over time.
Juxtaposition Placing contrasting ideas or images side by side
Diction Word Choice
Tone The authors attitude towards the subject or audience
Syntax Sentence structure
Non- linear storytelling A narrative technique where events are presented out of chronological order.
Anecdote a brief story or account of a specific personal experience or event used within a larger narrative.
Framing what the author chooses to include or exclude within an image, including the cropping, distance and composition of the scene.
Dialogue A spoken exchange between two or more characters used to drive the plot and reveal personalities.
Silence the deliberate absence of speech or sound
Panel structure/ layout Refers to how individual frames are arranged sized and how spaced on a page.
Captions/ narration Text that provides narration or additional information
Emanata lines or symbols that emanate from characters or objects to indicate emotions or states of being
Typography An assortment or set of type of characters all of one style and sometimes one size
Graphic Weight This term refers to the amount of visual contrasts and details
Juxtaposition Placing contrasting ideas or images side by side
Body language and facial expressions The way characters are drawn in terms of their body language and facial expressions
Visual contrast A descriptive technique where an author highlights differences in color light and or shape
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