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Literary Devices
Final Exam Honours English 2012
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English
9th Grade
06/07/2012

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Alliteration
Definition
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
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Allusion
Definition
An implied or indirect reference to a a piece of literature, film, or piece of art esp. in literature
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Aside
Definition
Words spoken by an actor to the audience which are not meant to be heard by other characters/actors; they represent speaker's thoughts.
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Assonance
Definition
the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming; also called a vowel rhyme
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Ballad
Definition
A narrative poem, usually using a refrain and simple word choice
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Comic Relief
Definition
intrustion of humor during or immediately following a scene of great intensity or excitement
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Conceit
Definition
A metaphor that is ridiculous because things compared are profoundly different.
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Consonance
Definition
Repetition of consonant sounds in the words.
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Double Entendre
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A type of pun in which a word or statement has two or more meaning; one of which is usually sexual.
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End Rhyme
Definition
Rhyme of the ending syllables of lines of poetry.
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Foil
Definition
A character who's qualities contrast or complement certain qualities of another character's in order to emphasize them.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
the suggestion/ indication of future events
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Hyperbole
Definition
Big exaggeration; overblown statement
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Internal Rhyme
Definition
rhyming of words within the same line of poetry and prose
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Irony
Definition
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
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Juxtaposition
Definition
the arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development
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Malapropism
Definition
Misuse of a word, usually with a humorous effect.
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Metaphor
Definition
comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
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Meter
Definition
A rythmic element as measured by division into parts of equal time value.
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Motif
Definition
A recurring subject/theme
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Paradox
Definition
When two seeminly contridictory sentences (or other literary format) are put together and yet make sense
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Personification
Definition
a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human characteristics
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Pun
Definition
expression that creates emphasis or humor based on one word with two meanings or two similar sounding words
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
Pattern of rhymes which occur at the end of lines in a stanza.
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Rhythm
Definition
an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech.
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Simile
Definition
Comparison of two things using like or as
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Sonnet
Definition
Lyric poem; 14 lines in iambic pentameter; specific rhyme scheme, deals with one theme
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Stanza
Definition
Group of lines forming a division in a poem; A poetic paragraph.
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Understatement
Definition
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
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