literary device vocab Flashcards

(9 cards)

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Alliteration

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Repetition of first sound - repeated at least twice (peter piper picked)

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Characterization

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The way an author reveals a character’s personality

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Imagery

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Descriptive or figuring language used to create word pictures for the reader

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Protagonist

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Good main character

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Antagonist

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Bad main character

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Dynamic character

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The character who changes in the story

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Static character

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The character that does not change

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Inciting incident

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Important events that start a story

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Hyperbole

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Wild exaggeration

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