Literary Devices

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Aspects, concepts, objects, etc. that mean something more than it is, also explained as a subject being represented by something else. This is called...

The overall feeling a piece of literature portrays through word choice is called...

An image, sound, action that continues to be repeated throughout a text that has symbolic importance is called...

What irony is being used? Tom has always enjoyed working with Lucy. Lucy is kind to Tom's face, however find him very annoying. Tom was hit by and truck. Lucy visited the hospital and talked about how she thought he was funny and great to work with.

When the author provides hints to suggest future events it is called...

An object or situation from an unrelated context(usually literature, movies, etc.) that is referred to within the piece of literature is called...

The way the author expresses their attitude through their writing, where this can change very quickly or remain the same throughout, is called...

Language that helps create pictures in the reader's mind and appeals to their senses is called...