Literary Terms/Devices

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Imagery

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Evoking vivid mental images in the reader through the use of sensory language.

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Theme

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The central idea or underlying message conveyed by a work of literature.

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Flashback

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A narrative technique that presents events that happened prior to the current timeline of the main narrative.

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Example of Flashback

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A character recalling a significant event from their past.

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Alliteration

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

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Symbolism

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.