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Tully English 12

Literary Devices and Terms

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A type of drama where the main character learns a lesson in the end is _______. comedy
A type of drama where the main character sets off a disaster, based on his personality is _______. tragedy
A type of drama that makes fun of everyday life is ______. satire
An _____ is a long poem about a hero. epic
_______ is another word for the art of elegant thought. Philosophy
An ______ is a short, descriptive phrase about a character epithet
During the Festivals of Dionysus, ________ were performed by actors. dithyrambs
An _______ is a prayer to a muse at the beginning of an epic. invocation
_______ is another word for destiny, or what the future holds for you. There is nothing you can do about it. Fate
A ______ is a spoken word poet or performer, similar to a rapper today. bard
______________ was a place (and a person) where people went to learn the future The Oracle of Delphi
Bad pride is ______. hubris
An _______ is a fiction story in which every person and thing represents an abstract idea. allegory
_________ are patterns in literature (which can be a person, a theme, or a story type) that gets repeated over thousands of years and various cultures. Archetypes
Symbol A person or object in literature that represents something abstract
Symbolism The use of symbols in literature or film to communicate an abstract meaning
Flashback A method of storytelling where the author stops the flow of the story and "flashes back" to an earlier time
In medias res A method of storytelling where the author starts in the middle, not at the beginning, of a story.
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