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Literary Devices and Techniques List #2
Vocabulary Words for English 1 Honors
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English
9th Grade
09/06/2011

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Dramatic Monologue
Definition
A conversation/thought that someone has with themselves in an entertaining/dramatic way
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End Rhyme
Definition
A rhyme at the ends of lines in poetry
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Epithet
Definition
The quality thought of a person
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Extended Image
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Extended Metaphor
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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things in some length and in many ways; does NOT use the words "like" or "as"
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Flashback
Definition
An account of a conversation or event that happened before the beginning of a story; interrupts the chronological flow of a story to give needed information
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Figurative Language
Definition
Language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words
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Figures of Speech
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Foreshadowing
Definition
A writer's use of hints or clues that tell what may happen later in the story
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Free Verse
Definition
Poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme
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Fresh Images
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Haiku
Definition
A form of Japanese poetry in which 17 syllables are arranged in a 5,7,5 pattern; usually has to do with nature
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Hyperbole
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A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect
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Imagery
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Descriptive words that create sensory experiences for the reader
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Auditory Image
Definition
An image that a reader makes from something that they hear
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Gustatory Image
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An image that a reader makes from the way something may taste
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Kinesthetic Image
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An image that a reader makes due to how something may feel
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Olfactory Image
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An image that a reader can make due to how something smells
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Organic Image
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