Relacionar Columnas Literary Devices MatchingVersión en línea Match literary device terms to their definitions. por Taylor Minor 1 Aphorism 2 Onomatopoeia 3 Antithesis 4 Oxymoron 5 Metonymy 6 Allegory 7 Imagery 8 Analogy 9 Parallelism 10 Apostrophe 11 Extended Metaphor 12 Hyperbole 13 Rhetorical Question 14 Simile 15 Word Choice 16 Figurative Language 17 Personification 18 Alliteration 19 Literary Device 20 Connotation 21 Repetition 22 Idiom 23 Metaphor 24 Symbolism 25 Allusion Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. A question asked to make the audience think or emphasize a point rather than receive an answer. A comparison that says one thing is another in order to suggest a shared quality. A brief, indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, text, or idea. A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or observation about life. Referring to something by the name of something closely associated with it, such as the crown for a monarchy. Repeating a similar grammatical structure to create rhythm, balance, or emphasis. A comparison between unlike things using like or as. A technique an author uses to create meaning, emphasis, mood, or a particular effect in writing. A story in which characters, events, and settings represent a deeper moral, political, religious, or social meaning. The emotional, cultural, or implied meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition. Giving human qualities, actions, or emotions to something nonhuman. A phrase whose meaning cannot be understood literally from the individual words. The purposeful reuse of words, phrases, sounds, or ideas for emphasis or effect. A word that imitates or suggests a sound, such as buzz, crash, or hiss. Using an object, character, setting, or action to represent a larger idea or meaning. A comparison between two different things used to explain an idea or show a similar relationship. A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person, a dead person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate object. A metaphor that continues across several lines, sentences, paragraphs, or an entire work. The deliberate selection of words by an author; word choice affects tone, mood, meaning, and audience response. A contrast between opposite ideas, often placed in balanced grammatical structure. A phrase that places two contradictory words or ideas together, such as deafening silence. Nonliteral language used to create stronger meaning, imagery, or emotion. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in nearby words. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps readers imagine an experience. 1 Foreshadowing 2 Characters 3 Protagonist 4 Plot 5 Direct Characterization 6 Incident (Narrative) 7 Secondary Character 8 Dialogue 9 Setting 10 Indirect Characterization 11 Conflict (Narrative) 12 Dialect 13 Theme (Literature) A form of language connected to a particular region, culture, or social group; it may include different vocabulary, pronunciation, or grammar. A struggle between opposing forces in a story, such as character versus character, society, nature, self, or technology. The time, place, and social environment in which a story occurs. A supporting character who is less central than the protagonist but helps develop the plot, setting, or main characters. Spoken conversation between characters in a literary work. Hints or clues that suggest events that may happen later in a story. A specific event in a story, especially one that helps develop the plot or conflict. The people, animals, or beings who take part in a story. The main character in a story, usually the character whose conflict drives the plot. The central message, insight, or idea about life or human experience explored in a literary work. The sequence of connected events that make up a story. When an author reveals a character through actions, dialogue, thoughts, appearance, and other characters’ reactions. When an author clearly states a character’s traits, personality, appearance, or background. 1 Irony 2 Author’s Purpose 3 Dramatic Irony 4 Third-Person Omniscient 5 First Person 6 Character’s Point of View 7 Second Person 8 Tone (ELA) 9 Mood (Text Feature) 10 Third Person 11 Unreliable Narrator 12 Third-Person Limited A third-person point of view in which the narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of multiple characters. The thoughts, feelings, beliefs, experiences, and perspective of a particular character. The feeling or atmosphere a text creates for the reader, such as suspenseful, joyful, gloomy, or tense. A situation in which the audience knows something important that one or more characters do not know. A narrator whose version of events may not be fully accurate because of bias, limited knowledge, dishonesty, confusion, or instability. A point of view in which the narrator uses he, she, they, or character names and is outside the story. A third-person point of view that follows the thoughts and feelings of one main character. The author’s attitude toward the subject, audience, or characters, shown through word choice and style. A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens or is meant. The reason an author writes, such as to inform, persuade, entertain, explain, criticize, or inspire. A point of view that uses you to directly address the reader. A point of view in which the narrator uses I, me, we, or us and is part of the story. 1 Anthropological Theory 2 Feminist Theory 3 Marxist Theory 4 Gender Theory 5 New Historicist Theory 6 Structuralist Theory 7 Literary Criticism 8 Reader-Response Theory 9 Archetypal Theory 10 Psychological Theory 11 Literary Theories 12 Formalist Theory 13 Biographical Theory 14 Post-Colonial Theory 15 Historical Theory A literary lens that examines social class, wealth, labor, economic power, inequality, and conflict between groups. A literary lens that examines gender inequality, women89s experiences, patriarchal power, and the representation of women in a text. A literary lens that examines a text through cultural beliefs, myths, rituals, traditions, social customs, and shared human behavior. A literary lens that interprets a text by considering the historical events, beliefs, and social conditions of the time period in which it was written A literary lens that interprets a work by connecting it to the author89s life, experiences, beliefs, and historical circumstances. A literary lens that focuses on the text itself, including its language, structure, patterns, imagery, symbols, and literary devices. A literary lens that examines the underlying systems, patterns, language structures, and binary oppositions that shape meaning in a text. A literary lens that looks for universal patterns, character types, symbols, images, and story structures that appear across cultures and time periods A literary lens that emphasizes how readers9 personal experiences, beliefs, and emotions help shape the meaning of a text. A literary lens that examines characters9 emotions, motivations, unconscious desires, fears, and behavior. A literary lens that studies how literature and historical culture influence each other, especially through power, politics, and social beliefs. A literary lens that examines how a text represents gender roles, gender identity, expectations, and power connected to gender. Organized approaches or lenses used to interpret, analyze, and understand literature. A literary lens that examines the effects of colonialism on identity, culture, language, power, race, and independence. The analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of literary works.