Epiphany


 * Epiphany **


 * An epiphany is a realization or sudden understanding of a concept. **


 * Simply put an epiphany is a "light bulb" moment. **

//Example: You are sitting in class and the teacher explains a math problem. You completely do not understand it. Ten minutes later you are sitting by yourself and suddenly you completely understand the whole math lesson. This sudden understanding is referred to as an epiphany//.



(are you sure this is a literary device? sounds more like a life experience to me...) KH (possibly can be determined a literary device when writing and coming up with a sudden wonderful idea to write about. i think this definition just needs to be more specific to the fact that it's about writing and not a life experience. maybe a better example could be:  While sitting in King's class, Kelly was dwelling on her loathing of Romeo and Juliet. She was being forced to write an essay on how much she loved the play, but because of her solid hatred; she could not. Suddenly, she realized how she could spin her hatred into a sarcastic and brilliantly written paper and went forth with it.) (That makes much more sense) KH

by: Natasha :)