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AP Literature SM1
Literary devices and definitions
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English
12th Grade
01/20/2014

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Term
Alliteration
Definition

Some beginning sound

ex: sally sold seashells by the seashore

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Allusion
Definition
Indirect reference
ex: The bird flew as fluent as Peter Pan
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Anecdote
Definition
Short narrative
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Antagonist
Definition
The character causing conflict for the protagonist
ex: Voldemort
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition of vowel sounds
ex: I do not like it Sam I am
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Climax
Definition
Turning point of the story
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Conflict
Definition
An issue
ex: man vs. supernatural
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Connotation
Definition
Implied definition
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Denotation
Definition
Dictionary definition
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Diction
Definition
Word choice
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
When the audience knows something the character does not
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Falling Action
Definition
After the climax when everything settles down
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Imagery
Definition
Mental images
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Metaphor
Definition
Comparison without "like" or "as"
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Personification
Definition
Human traits to inatimate objects
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Point of View
Definition
ex: 1st person "I, me"
2nd person "you, us"
3rd person "he, she, it"
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Protagonist
Definition
Main character
ex: Harry Potter
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Resolution
Definition
The end; conflict is resolved
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Setting
Definition
Time and place
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Simile
Definition
Comparison using "like" or "as"
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Symbolism
Definition
One represents another
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Theme
Definition
Moral of the Story
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Tone
Definition
Author's feelings
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Syntax
Definition
Sentence Structure
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Figure of Speech
Definition
ex: I'm so hungry I can eat a horse
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