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Literary Devices Exam Review

Horizontales
a recurrent element in a literary work; a pattern or strand of imagery or symbolism in a work of literature
a device in which words, sounds, and/or ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and to create emphasis
an event in which the essential nature of something – a person, a situation, an object – is suddenly understood in a new way; a sudden realization
A play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply different meanings.
A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as
the use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
the sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem.
facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work
Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else; always involve some sort of imaginary comparison between seemingly unlike things; not meant to be taken literally
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark
the use of the same sound, not necessarily the same letter, at the beginning of each word or each stressed syllable in a line of verse
the use of any object, person place or action that both has a meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value
the words or phrases a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the five senses
the writer’s attitude or feeling toward a person, a thing, a place, an event or situation
a struggle between two opposing forces
a contrast between appearance and reality-usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems; when one thing is expected to happen or be, and the exact opposite happens
the quality of a literary work that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events
Verticales
the emotions or associations a word normally arouses in people using, hearing, or reading the word.
A form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression
An accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the literal
the perspective from which the story is told
A deliberate, extravagant and often outrageous exaggeration; may be used for either serious or comic effect
Writing that gives animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas human characteristics
a central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work; a lesson to be learned about life or people
a reference to a literary, mythological, or historical person, place, or thing the reader should already be familiar with
the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
an author often chooses a word because it suggests a connotative meaning that comes from its use in various social contexts.
when important aspects of a story are given important positions and in-depth development
the specific dictionary definition of a word
A comparison of two different things or ideas through the use of the words LIKE or AS
the background against which the action takes place