Pre-Ap English 1 Literary Devices/techniques

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Sonnet

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properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes

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Blank Verse

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unrhymed verse, esp. the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.

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Couplet

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a pair of successive lines of verse, esp. a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.

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Foreshadowing

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Foreshadowing is the presentation in a work of literature of hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in the work

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Iambic Pentameter

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Iambic pentameter is a meter in poetry. It has an unrhymed line with 5 iambs or feet. Iambic means the stress is on the second syllable, an example is the word good-bye. Pentameter shows us that a line has 5 feet or clusters of two syllables adding up to 10 syllables a line.

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Quatrain

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A Quatrain is a poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme.

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Blank Verse

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unrhymed verse, esp. the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.

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Couplet

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a pair of successive lines of verse, esp. a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.

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Foreshadowing

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Foreshadowing is the presentation in a work of literature of hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in the work

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Iambic Pentameter

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Iambic pentameter is a meter in poetry. It has an unrhymed line with 5 iambs or feet. Iambic means the stress is on the second syllable, an example is the word good-bye. Pentameter shows us that a line has 5 feet or clusters of two syllables adding up to 10 syllables a line.

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Quatrain

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A Quatrain is a poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme.

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Soliloquy

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the speech by a character in a literary composition, usually a play, delivered while the speaker is either alone addressing the audience directly or the other actors are silent

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Aside

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An aside is a technique used in a dramatic performances and literature in which a character says something to him or herself for the purposes of informing the people reading or viewing the work what the character is thinking

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Monologue

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A monologue is a speech made by one person speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience or character.

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Dramatic Irony

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the words and actions of the characters of a work of literature have a different meaning for the reader than they do for the characters.

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Suspense

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Suspense or tension is the feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of a character's action. Uncertainty is generated, during story action,

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Tragedy

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In general usage, a tragedy is a drama, movie or sometimes a real world event with a sad outcome.

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Comedy

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Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy.

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Point of View

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This angle of vision, the point of view from which the people, events, and details of a story are viewed, is important to consider when reading a story.

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Symbol

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Symbolism is the systematic or creative use of arbitrary symbols as abstracted representations of concepts or objects and the distinct relationships