Literary Devices, Visual, Poetic & Figurative Techniques

Question 1

What is composition?

Answer 1

What is included in the visual

Question 2

Imperative refers to….

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strong action verbs

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Modality refers to…

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The strength or force of a word, with low modality words being passive while high modality words are forceful

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Anecdote refers to…

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Personal short story

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Fact refers to…

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Idea people beliece to be true

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Opinion refers to…

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personal ideas or perspective

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Rhetorical question refers to….

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a thought-provoking question not meant to be answered

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Statistics refers to….

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organisation, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data.

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Triplets refer to….

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Group of 3 relating words

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Intertextuality refers to…

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when a text implicitly or explicitly refers to another text,

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Allusion refers to…

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an implied or indirect reference especially in literature

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Emotive language refers to….

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language that is used that makes the reader respond emotionally

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Repetition refers to….

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using the same word or phrase over and over again in a piece of writing

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Simile refers to…..

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A comparison of 2 things that are essentially different using words like ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Metaphor refers to….

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A subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally

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Imagery refers to…

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The use of language to create mental scenery impressions

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Alliteration refers to…..

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The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of 2 or more words

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Personification refers to…

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Non-human things or abstractions represented as having human qualities

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Onomatopoeia refers to….

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Using words that sound like what they mean

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Assonance refers to…

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the rhyming of 2 or more vowel sounds

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Hyberbole refers to…

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an intentionally exaggerated figure of speech for empahise

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Idom refers to…

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expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning

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Juxtaposition refers to…

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the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

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Foreshadowing refers to…

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suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.

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Dynamic character refers to...

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character which changes during the course of a story

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static character refers to...

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character who remains the same during the story

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round character refers to...

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well-developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits

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flat character refers to...

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2 dimensional and uncomplicated character who does not change throughout a story

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Protagonist refers to...

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main character

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Antagonist refers to...

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character in opposition of the protagonist, not always the villian

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character foil refers to...`

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a secondary character who contrasts with the protagonist in order to highlight aspects of the main characters personality

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setting refers to...

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the time and place which story occurs.

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mood refers to....

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the atmosphere or feeling created by the author

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plot refers to....

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the time sequence of events in a story. A plot has 3 main parts: rising action, climax, falling action

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linear refers to...

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chronological order, told in a clear way (from one event to another)

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non linear refers to...

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structured outside of the traditional chronological order (may include flashbacks to form background info)

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fractured structure refers to...

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does not follow chronology, elements of uncertainty, told jumping backwards forwards in time

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collage structure refers to...

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multiple viewpoints and cohesive

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braided structure refers to....

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weaves paths together throughout the story. beginning: different viewpoints and characters,

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Parallel structure refers to...

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2 separate stories that merge at the climax. Multiple protagonists and antagonists

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Framed structure refers to...

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A story within a story, multiple narrators for different frames of the story

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circular structure refers to....

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ends the story at the same place it started, brings closure and resolution

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conflict refers to...

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the opposition of persons or forces that bring about dramatic action central to the plot of the story

Question 44

Name the types of conflict

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person vs person, person vs nature, person vs self, person vs society, person vs supernature, person vs technology

Question 45

flashback refers to...

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a literary device by which a work presents material that occurred prior to the opening scene