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Literary Devices +
Fiction Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | Several words in a row beginning with the same consonant sound |
| Allusion | The author references something from history or other literature |
| Assonance | Several words in a row beginning with the same vowel sound |
| Characterization | Using looks, words, thoughts, and actions to describe a character |
| Conflict | The problem between two opposing forces |
| Doppelganger | A character in the story that is actually a copy of a real/ genuine character |
| Flashback | When the author takes a break in the current story to tell of something that happened in the past |
| Foil | A character whose primary purpose is to create a contrast to another character |
| Foreshadowing | When the author gives clues to what could happen in the future of the story |
| Hyperbole | Using words or phrases to exaggerate |
| Imagery | Words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader. Any of the sentences can be used in the description (sight, smell, taste, touch, or sound). |
| Irony | Playing around with words so that the meaning implied by a sentence/word is actually different from the literal (real) meaning |
| Juxtaposition | The author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them |
| Mood | The feeling the reader gets from the text |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as." |
| Onomatopoeia | Words whose very sound is close to the sound they are meant to show |
| Oxymoron | Describes something using opposite meaning words (ex. jumbo shrimp) |
| Personification | Giving human traits to a non-human |
| Climax | The turning point in the story |
| Plot | the sequence of events and happenings that make up a story |
| Point of View | The way a story is told. From a person in the story or outside of the story. |
| Prologue | a sort of introduction to a story that usually sets the tone for the story and acts as a bit of a backgrounder or a “sneak peek” into the story |
| Puns | When a word is used in a to suggest two or more possible meanings. This is generally done to creating humor or irony. |
| Rhyme | When words end in the same sound |
| Satire | Making fun of a human weakness or character flaw |
| Setting | The place and time of a story |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| Symbol | When one object or idea sands for something else (ex. American flag = freedom) |
| Theme | The main message of the text |
| Tone | The attitude the author has towards the text |
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