Lit Crit Set 1

Pathetic Fallacy

• The use of exaggerated language to describe emotions.

• The attribution of human emotions or intent to inanimate objects or to nature; for example angry clouds; a cruel wind.

• A literary device that involves a character's internal conflict.

• A technique used to create suspense in a narrative.

Parallelism

• The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent words.

• The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.

• A literary device that involves the use of irony and sarcasm.

• The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.

Allusion

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• A type of metaphor used in poetry

• A detailed description of a character in a novel

• A narrative technique that involves flashbacks

Synecdoche

• A figure of speech where a part represents the whole.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unrelated things.

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A rhetorical device that uses irony to convey meaning.

Motif

• A minor detail in a story

• A principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a literary or artistic work.

• A type of character in literature

• A specific setting in a narrative

Analogy

• A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.

• A type of metaphor that uses exaggeration for effect.

• A direct comparison between two unrelated subjects.

• A figure of speech that involves the repetition of consonant sounds.

Conceit

• A simple comparison between two things.

• A fanciful metaphor, especially a highly elaborate extended metaphor in which an unlikely, far-fetched, or strained comparison is made between two things.

• A type of rhyme scheme used in poetry.

• A literary device that involves the repetition of consonant sounds.

Metonymy

• A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unrelated things directly.

• A literary device that involves the repetition of consonant sounds.

• A technique used to create vivid imagery through detailed descriptions.

Juxtaposition

• Occurs when two things are placed side by side as a way of highlighting their differences.

• A technique used to create a sense of harmony between two elements.

• The act of combining two similar items to create a unified whole.

• A method of contrasting two ideas to emphasize their similarities.

Anaphora

• A figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences.

• A literary device that involves the repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.

• A technique used to create a contrast between two opposing ideas.

• A form of metaphor that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.