Monday, September 27, 2010

Literary Devices

Imagery - A writer's or speaker's use of words to produce or create pictures in the mind of the reader or hearer.
Symbol -  is something which represents something also by analogy  or association.
Irony    -  saying the opposite of what you mean in order to emphasize it .
Satire - using humor or exaggeration to show what is bad or weak about a person or thing.
Allusion -  is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art. Casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event.

Structural Devices
Stream of Consciousness-  a technique where the author writes down their thoughts then attempts to convey all the                      contents of a character's mind- memory, feelings and thoughts.
Interior Monologue - an attempt to convey in words, the process of consciousness or thought.
Flask Back - going back in a story to something that happen earlier.
Foreshadowing - a sign of something that is to come.
Time Frame - a given interval of time especially in relation to a particular event or process.
Motif - is some aspect of literature (a type of character, theme, or image) which recurs frequently.
Juxtaposition - side by side or close together

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