Lit Techniques Flashcards
Allusion
A subtle or indirect reference to another thing text historical period period or religious belief
Can also be alluding to another part of the same text
Alliteration
The repetition of sounds at the start of a word in two or more words in close proximity
Ambiguity
A statement or aspect of a text that lacks a clear or singular meaning
Anthropomorphism
The act of attributing human qualities to a non human figure
Enjambment
A poetic technique when a sentence or phrase ones over more than one line or stanza
Euphemism
Mild expression used to replace a harsh expression
Foreshadowing
An allusion to something that will happen later in the narrative
Hyperbole
Exaggeration when describing something in the text
Irony (dramatic)
When the audience knows something about the future of a character that the character themselves do not know
Irony (verbal)
Irony in the statement made by a character
Juxtaposition
The act of placing to elements close together or side-by-side to compare and contrast the to order show similarities or differences
Sometimes used to demonstrate opposite things
Register
The level of sophistication in the language or dialogue of a character
Slang colloquial informal formal
Metaphor
Comparison of two objects were one becomes another in ads for the layers of meaning about the object being compared
Modality
The certainty in which a speaker employees their language
High modality certainty
Medium modality doubt that something should occur
Low modality uncertainty
Motif
A recurring theme image sound figure or character
