litature defintion

Kenning

________ is a metaphoric compound word or phrase used as a synonym for a common noun

Irony (verbal)

__________ (also called sarcasm) occurs when a writer makes a statement in which the actual meaning differs from the meaning that the words appear to express

Irony (situational)

___________ occurs when the reader is led to believe will occur but in fact the opposite occurs! this can be humorous or tragic

Irony (Dramatic)

____________ occurs when the reader/ audience knows something, but the characters within the story do not.

Malapropism

______________ is A blunder in speech caused by the substitution of a word for another that is similar in sound but different in meaning.

Dark comedy

a black comedy or dark comedy is a comic work that uses dark humor in its definition as humor that is dark.

Genre

a category of artistic composition as in music or litature.

flashback

a literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted inserted into the normal chronical character

flashforward

a literary or cinematic device in which later events interpret the normal place

dystopia

an imagined setting in which everything is unpleasant or bad. could be total literal apocalyptic or environmentally degraded society.

imagery

in litature one of the strongest devices is imaginary where in the authorities words and phrases to create mental images for the reader using the five senses imagery helps the reader to visualise.

Denotation

the literal or primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests, it's the dictionary definition of a word.

Foreshadowing

the literary device "_____________" refers to the use of words/phrases that give hints to the reader of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.

Metaphor

A _________ is an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common

hubris

Excessive pride

euphemism

is used to refer to the use of a comparatively milder or less harsh form of a negative description

hyperbole

purposeful exaggeration for effect

Foil

the term "____" refers to a literary where the author creates a character whose primary purpose is to create a contrast to another character by laying emphasis or drawing attention to the differences in character

epithet

A descriptive word or phrase occurring with or in place of the name of a person or thing. An insulting or demeaning word or phrase.

internal rhyme

A poetic device in which a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the same metrical line.

idiom

An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds").