Literary devices-Paper 1

Question 1

a reference to another event, person, place, or work of literature - usually implied rather than explicit and often provides another layer of meaning to what is being said

Answer 1

Allusion

Question 2

the repetition of the same consonant sound, especially at the beginning of words

Answer 2

Alliteration

Question 3

the endowment of something that is not human with human characteristics

Answer 3

Anthropomorphism

Question 4

contrasting ideas or words that are balanced against each other

Answer 4

Antithesis

Question 5

the repetition of similar vowel sounds

Answer 5

Assonance

Question 6

the prevailing mood created by a piece of writing

Answer 6

Atmosphere

Question 7

a narrative poem that tells a story usually in a straightforward way. The theme is often tragic or contains a whimsical, supernatural, or fantastical element.

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Ballad

Question 8

a purging of the emotions which takes place at the end of a tragedy

Answer 8

Catharsis

Question 9

unrhymed poetry that adheres to a strict pattern in that each line is an iambic pentameter (a ten-syllable line with five stresses)

Answer 9

Blank verse

Question 10

an implication or association attached to a word or phrase

Answer 10

Connotation

Question 11

the repetition of the same consonant sounds in two or more words in which the vowel sounds are different

Answer 11

Consonance

Question 12

two consecutive lines of verse that rhyme

Answer 12

Couplet

Question 13

a poem or prose piece in which a character addresses an audience

Answer 13

Dramatic monologue

Question 14

expressing an unpleasant or unsavory idea in a less blunt and more pleasant way

Answer 14

Euphemism

Question 15

use of pleasant or melodious sounds

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Euphony

Question 16

language that is symbolic or metaphorical and not meant to be taken literally

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Figurative language

Question 17

deliberate and extravagant exaggeration

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Hyperbole

Question 18

a poem expressing intense grief

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Lament

Question 19

the use of words whose sound copies the sound of the thing or process that they describe

Answer 19

Onomatopoeia

Question 20

a figure of speech which joins together words of opposite meanings

Answer 20

Oxymoron

Question 21

a statement that appears contradictory, but when considered more closely is seen to contain a good deal of truth

Answer 21

Paradox

Question 22

the effect in literature which makes the reader feel sadness or pity

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Pathos

Question 23

the attribution of human feelings, emotions, or sensations to an inanimate object

Answer 23

Personification

Question 24

repetition throughout a poem of a phrase, line, or series of lines, as in the ‘chorus’ of a song

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Refrain

Question 25

the pattern of the rhymes in a poem

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Rhyme scheme

Question 26

the 'movement' of the poem as created through the meter and the way that language is stressed within the poem

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Rhythm

Question 27

the highlighting or exposing of human failings or foolishness within a society through ridiculing them

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Satire

Question 28

the blocks of lines into which a poem is divided

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Stanza

Question 29

a technique in which the writer records thoughts and emotions in a 'stream' as they come to mind, without giving order or structure

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Stream of Consciousness

Question 30

the individual way in which a writer has used language to express his or her ideas

Answer 30

Style

Question 31

the way in which sentences are structured

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Syntax

Question 32

a literary technique created through the combined effects of a number of features, such as diction, syntax, rhythm, etc

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Tone

Question 33

The use of seemingly harsh, unmusical sounds to bring out the harshness of something.

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Cacophony

Question 34

Substituting a word naming an object for another word closely associated with it (ex: pay tribute to the CROWN. crown symbolizing the authority of the King and Queen).

Answer 34

Metonymy or Metonomy

Question 35

A change of feelings by the speaker from the beginning to the end, paying particular attention to the conclusion of the literature.

Answer 35

Shift