Literary Devices

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What is verbal irony?

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A contrast between what is said and what is meant.

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What is a flashback?

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An interruption in a story to recreate events that occurred at an earlier time.

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What is anaphora?

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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What is situational irony?

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A contrast between what happens and what is expected.

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What is foreshadowing?

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When the author provides clues as to what will happen later.

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What is dramatic irony?

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When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is synecdoche?

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.