Literary Devices and Short Story Terms – Flashcards
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Allusion
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A reference (either implied or stated) to mythology, the Bible, literature, music, or history that reinforces a point in the current work -- by relying on the reader's familiarity with the alluded-to work.
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What does SMOOPHA stand for?
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Simile, Metaphor, Oxymoron, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Hyperbole, and Alliteration
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Oxymoron
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A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
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Simile
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A comparison using "like" or "as".
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Metaphor
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A comparison between two different things that is stated as a fact.
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Personification
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To give a non-human object or abstract concept human qualities.
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Theme
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This can be known as the moral of the story, the life lesson, or the message.
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Foreshadow
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A suggestion or indication that something will happen in the future
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Flashback
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A transition in a novel, film, etc. to a past event; a strong memory of a past event that comes suddenly into a person's mind
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Setting
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The time, place, and conditions in which the action of a book, movie, etc., takes place
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Symbolism
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A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
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Onomatopeia
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The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaning.
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Alliteration
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Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together
