Motif emphasizes theme Theme the message an author wants to portray Theme emphasizes a main point or idea Repetition The faucet irritated me. All it did was drip, drip, drip. Repetition a repeated situation or Read more…
Allusion 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. What Read more…
Allegory Using character/story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. Usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence. Alliteration The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds Read more…
alliteration the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words or syllables. It gives emphasis to words ex: guilty grin in his thing grey beard allusion a reference in a work of literature Read more…
alliteration the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words assonance the repetition of vowel sounds consonance the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words enjambment when the writer Read more…
Analogy An analogy is a literary device that helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas. By using an analogy we can convey a new idea by using the blueprint Read more…
alliteration used for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group example: O Wild West Wind allusion A brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in Read more…
allegory a story in which every aspect is representative, of something else (usually a larger abstract concept or of an important historical event) alliteration the repetition of sounds at the beginning of consecutive words archetype Read more…
Hyperbole The use of hyperbole can: Emphasise for amusing effect. Make ordinary human feelings sound extraordinary Catch the reader’s attention My grandmother is as old as the hills. Your suitcase weighs a ton! She is Read more…
Allegory Story in which characters/events are symbols that stand for situations. Ex: Our Town: Life’s cycle; Life is just one long day. Play begins at crack of dawn (1st Act: Daily Life), Develops around Mid-Day Read more…
Alliteration Repetition of consonants at the beginning of words that are near each other or repetition of ronsonants at the reginning of rords that are rear each rother. Allusion A reference to another work of Read more…
alliteration repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words allusion a passing or casual reference to a person, place, or literary work anachronism thing that belongs to a time period Read more…
Tone – The stated or implied attitude toward a subject – Specific words or phrases help us determine the tone of a piece – the tone can be positive, negative, humorous, ironic, etc. – In Read more…
ALLEGORY Is an extended metaphor; Underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance; Characters are often personification of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy ALLITERATION The recurrence of initial consonant sounds; The repetition Read more…
Monologue A long, uninterrupted speech (in a narrative or drama) that is spoken in the presence of other characters. Unlike a soliloquy and most aides, a monologue is heard by other characters. Soliloquy A speech, Read more…
Metaphor a comparison without using like or as;EXAMPLE The computer is a brain. Simile a comparison using like or as;EXAMPLE The computer is like a brain. Personification A figure of speech in which an object Read more…
simile a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance/comparison between things using like or as metaphor a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as alliteration the repetition of consonant sounds Read more…
Colloquialism A word or phrase used in everyday relaxed speech, not in formal writing Elegy A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead Epistolary Of or associated with letters or the writing Read more…
Alliteration repetition of a single letter or combination of letters. Allusion a brief reference to a presumably familiar person or thing Antagonist one who opposes the actions and efforts of the main character. Atmosphere the Read more…
Symbol Where something represents or stands for something else. Alliteration The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of consecutive words in a sentence. Allusion A brief reference to a person, event, place, real Read more…