Literary Terms and Techniques

Literary Terms and Techniques

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Brandy Smiley

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Alliteration

Back

Repeating identical beginning consonant sounds

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Flashback

Back

The author interrupts the scene of a narrative to tell about earlier events

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Foreshadowing

Back

An author gives hints or clues as to what will happen in a story

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hyperbole

Back

Exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Situational Irony

Back

When things happen that are in direct contrast to what we expect (or would like to happen)

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Verbal Irony

Back

When people say one thing but mean the opposite

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Dramatic Irony

Back

When the reader knows something the character doesn't

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