Literary Terms

2. The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect
4. The act of placing two contrasting or opposing ideas, images, or words side by side or near each other for effect.
7. The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience; be sure to reference the five senses
9. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
10. irony, A point in the narrative where the reader or audience knows something significant that the characters do not.
11. recurring symbol
13. An atmosphere created by a writer's diction (word choice) and the details selected.
14. irony, A point in the narrative where the outcome is very different from what is expected. Includes the use of contradictions and contrasts.
15. Giving human characteristics to something non-human

1. The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will happen later in the plot used to build suspense for the reader
2. Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture.
3. A speaker or writer's choice of words.
5. A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things; draws resemblance with the help of the words "like" or "as"
6. An image or object that stands for something else; Usually something concrete representing an abstract feeling or idea
8. A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two unrelated things that happen to share a common characteristic.
12. The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work or the audience, revealed through diction and figurative language.