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Literary devices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Metaphor? | Comparing two unlike things directly by stating that one thing is the other. |
| What is a simile? | Comparing two different things using the words "like" or "as." |
| What is a hyperbole? | Using extreme exaggeration to make a point or create humor. |
| What is a Motif? | a recurring element or theme in a text |
| What is a Ethos? | appeals to credibility or trust |
| What is a Pathos? | appeals to emotions |
| What is a Logos? | appeals to logic and reason |
| What is Irony? | Creating a sharp contrast between how things appear and how they actually are. |
| What is dramatic irony? | when the audience knows important information that one or more characters do not. |
| What is situational irony? | when the actual outcome of a situation significantly contrasts with what is expected |
| What is verbal irony? | when a speaker's intended meaning contrasts with the literal words. |
| What is characterization? | the methods an author uses to develop and reveal a characters personality, beliefs, motivations, relationships, and changes over time. |
| What is Juxtaposition? | placing contrasting ideas or images side by side |
| What is diction? | word choice |
| What is tone? | the authors attitude toward the subject |
| What is syntax? | sentence structure |
| What is Non-linear storytelling? | A narrative technique where events are presented out of chronological order. |
| What is Anecdote? | A brief story or account of a specific personal experience or event used within a larger narrative. |
| What is Framing? | what the author chooses to include or exclude within an image, including the cropping, and distance. |
| What is Dialogue vs. silence? | reveals character, creates tension or emphasizes emotion |
| What is dialogue? | a spoken exchange between two or more characters used to drive the plot and reveal personalities. |
| What is silence? | the deliberate absence of speech or sound |
| What is panel structure/layout? | refers to how individual frames are arranged, sized, and spaced on a page |
| What is captions/narration? | text provides narration or additional information |
| What is visual pathway? | The way readers are guided through the page through panel arrangement and visual cues |
| What is episodic autobiographical memoir? | a memoir organized around a series of selected personal episodes or memories rather than one continuous, detailed chronological account of the author's life |
| What is emanata? | lines or symbols that emanate from characters or objects to indicate emotions or states of being |
| What is Typography(font)? | an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size |
| What is graphic weight? | the amount of visual contrast and detail in different parts of an image |
| What is visual perspective? | the position or angle from which a scene is viewed |
| What is body language an facial expressions? | the way characters are drawn in terms of their body language and facial expressions |
| What is visual contrast? | A descriptive technique where an author highlights differences in color, light, size, or shape |
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juliana.ojeda
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