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Literary Devices
English Literary Devices
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English
9th Grade
04/19/2011

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Allegory

 

Definition
a work w/two levels of meaning;a literal one and a symbolic one.
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personification
Definition
giving human qualities to animals or objects
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Alliteration
Definition
the repetition of consonant sound at the begining of words.
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Analogy

Definition
a point by poit b/t two things that are alike in some respect.
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Archetype
Definition
a pattern in literature
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Aside
Definition
drama;short speech to the audience or other character that is not heard by the other charater on stage.
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Author's Perspective
Definition
a unique combination of ideas, values, and beliefs that influence the way the writer looks at a topic.
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Autobiography
Definition
a writers account of his/her own life
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Biography
Definition
a true account of a persons life,written by another person.
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Dynamic Character
Definition
one who undergoes important changes as a lot unfolds.
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Static Character
Definition
one who remains the same throughout the story.
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Characterization
Definition
the way a writer creates and develops a characters' personalities.
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Comic Relief
Definition
consists of humorous scenes, speches that are included in a serious drama to provide a reduction in emotional intesity.
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situational irony
Definition
difference between what the character or the reader expects and what actually happens.
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verbal irony
Definition
difference between what a character says and what he means.
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dramatic irony
Definition
the difference between what a character expects and what the reader knows will happen.
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irony
Definition

difference between what is expected and what actually happens.
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diction
Definition
a writer’s choice of words and sentence structure; may be formal or informal, literal or figurative.

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paradox
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An expression that reveals truth at first, to be contradictory and untrue.

 

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hyperbole
Definition
exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
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