Literary Device Quiz #2 Flash Cards

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symbol

a person, place, thing or event that stands for something larger than itself

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theme

the insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

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satire

literary technique in which foolish ideas/customs are ridiculed for purposes of improving society

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pun

a play on a word with two or more meanings

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parody

a work that is an imitation of another work for the purpose of criticism, humor or flattery

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personification

figure of speech in which an object, animal, or concept is given human characteristics

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allegory

a narrative in which the characters often stand for abstract concepts

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allusion

reference to someone or something that is known from culture

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connotation

the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase

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denotation

the literal or dictionary definition of a word or phrase

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imagery

the use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience

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tone

a way of communicating information that conveys an attitude

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mood

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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foreshadow

important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come

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flashback

a scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time

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suspense

the tension or excitement felt by the reader as they become involved in the story

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parable

a relatively short story that teaches a moral, or lesson about how to lead a good life

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