1. LITERARY DEVICES ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

2. BILDUNGSROMAN
A novel which chronicles the physical, emotional, and psychological development of a young protagonist through to adulthood
Examples:
Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, Twain (debatable)
David Copperfield,
Charles Dickens
The Kite Runner, Hosseini
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,
Smith

3. COLLOQUIALISM
A conversational expression or spoken, informal level of speech
Example from modern-day language:
"I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys." (Toby Keith)
She was recently dumped by her fiance.
Example from Huck Finn:
“You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but that ain’t no matter.”

4. DIALECT
The particular variety of language spoken in a definite place by a distinct group of people
Dialects vary in pronunciation, vocabulary, use of colloquialisms, and sentence structure
Dialects are used to establish setting and provide local color
Examples:
South: "Y'all" North: "You guys" South: "Fixin' to" North: "About to" South: "Howdy" North: "Hey" South: "Twixt" North: "Between“

5. EPISODIC
Narrative fiction which is structured around a series of loosely linked vignettes, each of which contains a conflict, climax, and conclusion

6. IRONY A contrast or tension between what is expected and what occurs
Situational Irony – When a character or reader expects one thing to happen, but the opposite occurs
Verbal Irony – When a character means the opposite of what is said (i.e. sarcasm)
ML: Kids, we have a pop quiz today!
KIDS: Oh, great.
Dramatic Irony – When there is a
contrast between what a character
knows and what a reader knows

7. LOCAL COLOR
The use of characters and details unique to a particular geographic area.
Created by the use of customs, clothing, manners, attitudes, scenery, or landscape
Local color stories were extremely popular after the Civil War
Examples: Mark Twain – Mississippi River, Bret Harte – The Wild West

8. MOOD Atmosphere; the feeling created in the reader by a literary work
Not to be confused with tone, which reflects the feelings of the writer
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9. NAÏVE NARRATOR
A first-person narrator who, though not always, is often young and possesses traits of innocence, openness, candor, and a lack of sophistication

10. PICARESQUE
A satirical, episodic novel that presents the life story of:
A triumphant rascal
Of low social status
Making a living through his wits

11. POINT OF VIEW
The perspective or vantage point from which a story is told:
First Person: I saw her from across the hallway and my heart stopped. I liked that girl.
Second Person: You saw her from across the hallway and your heart stopped. You liked that girl.
Third Person Limited: He saw her from across the hallway and his heart stopped. He liked that girl. She smiled at him. What could that beautiful smile mean? Did she like him, too?
Third Person Omniscient: He saw her from across the hallway and his heart stopped. He liked that girl. She saw him and smiled. She liked him, too.

12. REALISM An accurate and detailed portrayal of real life
The literary movement of Realism developed in the latter half of the 19th century
Based on careful observations about contemporary life
Usually portrays something unapologetically, “warts and all”
EMBRACES: Objectivity and honesty
REJECTS: Sentimentality and idealism
of the previous Romantic movement
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13. ROMANTICISM
A literary and artistic movement of the first half of the nineteenth century which arose in reaction against eighteenth century Rationalism
Values
Imagination
Emotion over reason
Individuality
The exotic
Nature
American Romantics: Poe, Thoreau, Emerson, Dickinson, Hawthorne
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14. SATIRE
A literary technique in which ideas, customs, behaviors, or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society
Satire uses:
Irony
Sarcasm
Exaggeration
Caricature

15. TONE
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject. The language and details used help to create tone.
Examples:
Playful
Serious
Bitter
Angry
Detached

16. Literary Devices in Modern Reality
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