01 ― Literary Devices Flashcards
Is a matching similarity of sounds in two or more words, especially when their accented vowels and all succeeding consonants are identical
Rhyme
When the environment (weather) connects to the emotions of the scene.
Pathetic fallacy
A device in which a word imitates the sound it represents.
onomatopoeia
A device that combines contradictory words for dramatic effect.
oxymoron
A style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
Diction
When the writer establishes similar patterns of grammatical structure and length
parallel structure
A narrative that serves as an extended metaphor (a story with literal, surface meaning and a second, deeper, usually moral, meaning).
Allegory
A direct or indirect reference in one work to another work or to a historical person or event.
Allusion
The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together. Like alliteration, it is the sound rather than the letter used that is important.
Assonance
An implied comparison that does not use ‘like’ or ‘as,’ thus connecting two or more usually unlike things that have something in common.
Metaphor
Something that represents or stands for something else.
symbolism
A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.
Alliteration
Is a matching similarity of sounds in two or more words, especially when their accented vowels and all succeeding consonants are identical
repetition
The means of creating a relationship or conveying an attitude or mood.
Tone
A technique in which inanimate objects or concepts are given human qualities, forms or actions.
personification
