LIterary Devices (2nd week)

Character

Dynamic Character – A dynamic character undergoes a significant character change throughout a narrative. 

Static Character – A static character remains unchanged throughout the course of a narrative. 

Closed Form Poetry (Verse Forms)– Poetry that sticks to predictable patterns and structures. 

Connotation - Connotations are the associated feelings or ideas that a particular word evokes. 

Consonance - The repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.

Dialect - Dialect is a change of diction to reflect a character's particular place of origin or community of origin 

Diction - Diction refers to the author's choice of words. To analyze diction, you want to use precise adjectives to clarify what type of diction the author uses. 

Enjambment - Enjambment occurs when a line of poetry continues onto the next line without any punctuation. 

Epiphany - An epiphany refers to a sudden realization or discovery of the truth or meaning of things. 

Flashback – A flashback is a scene that interrupts the established linear narrative of a text. Flashbacks often introduce character backgrounds and other important details for a text. 

Foil – A foil is a character who contrasts with the protagonist. While foils share some similarities, they have a major contrast, from which we can learn about the protagonist. 

Free Verse - Poems that do not have any organizational patterns are written in free verse.