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This document explains stylistic devices in literature, such as figures of speech and rhetorical devices. It defines alliteration and allusion, and discusses plot elements in fiction.
What's inside
- Definition of stylistic devices
- Alliteration examples
- Allusion definition
- Plot elements in fiction
- Character types
- Plot structure
Who it is for: Students of literature, writing or linguistics. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Stylistic devices in literature are techniques that add extra meaning, feeling or emphasis. Students learn about figures of speech and how to use them.
Figures of Speech
Figures of speech are techniques that give extra meaning or feeling. They can be used to provide emphasis or clarity. Examples are metaphor, simile, and personification.
Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in neighbouring words. It is often used for emphasis. The initial consonant sound is usually repeated in two neighbouring words.
Elements of Fiction
Elements of fiction include plot, conflict, complications and climax. Plot refers to the series of events that give a story its meaning and effect.
Irony
Irony is a figure of speech in which there is a contradiction of expectation. It is characterised by an incongruity between reality and appearance. There are three types: verbal, dramatic and situational.
Key terms
- Alliteration
- The repetition of initial sounds in neighbouring words.
- Allusion
- An indirect reference that quickly stimulates different ideas and associations.
- Climax
- The plot's most dramatic and revealing moment, usually the turning point of the story.
- Figures of Speech
- Techniques that give extra meaning, idea, or feeling.
- Lilotes
- An understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.
- Theme
- The unifying or central concept of a story.
Questions this document helps with
- What is the difference between verbal, dramatic and situational irony?
- How does a writer use alliteration?
- What is the difference between rising action and falling action in a plot?
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