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A figure of speech in which a thing, a place, an abstract quality, an idea, a dead or absent person is addressed as if they were present and capable of understanding.
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Conceit – a figure of speech (such as an analogy, metaphor, hyperbole, or oxymoron) which sets up an unusual, exaggerated, or elaborate parallel between two different things (for example, comparing one’s
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Literary Techniques are specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning. An author’s use of a literary technique usually occurs with a single word or phrase, or a particular group of words or phrases. This is also called a figure of speech.
Historical Fiction: A made-up story that is based on a real time and place in history, so fact is mixed with fiction. Myth: A traditional story intended to explain some mystery of nature, religious doctrine, or cultural belief. The gods and goddesses of mythology have supernatural powers, but the human characters usually do not.
: a figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole thing. Syntax: sentence structure (see handout). Theme: the central idea in a literary work. The theme is usually an idea about life or about people. Writers sometimes state the story’s theme outright, but more often they simply tell the story and let the
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Find definitions of literary terms like metaphor, simile, irony, satire, plot, allegory, motif and literary devices used in poetry in the SparkNotes glossary.
Literary devices and terms are the techniques and elements—from figures of speech to narrative devices to poetic meters—that writers use to create narrative literature, poetry, speeches, or any other form of writing. All.
