ELA TEST LITERARY DEVICES Flashcards
Alliteration:
Example
the repetition of the smilar inital consonant sounds in order to create a musical effect
Ex. Sally sells sea shells by sea shore
Allusion
A refrence to a well known person, often used to help make a comparison
Ex. I knew her offer was a Trojan Horse
Flashback
A section in a literary piece that interrupts the sequence of events
Ex. A soccer player rembering his first goal
Foreshadowing
An authors use of hints or clues on what may happen next
Ex. Tom was not a strong swimmer in spite of regarding he undertow he jumped into the ocean anyway
Free Verse
Poetry that has no formal rhymes
Ex. I carry your heart with me
I carry you with m
Hyperbole
Use of extreme exaggeration
My cousin never takes a shower!!
Idiom
A word or phrase that means something different from what is says
EX. Break a leg means good luck
Imagery
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses
Ex. My legs were on fire, as I kept running the race
Metaphor
A figure of speech without using like or as
Hes a couch potato
Oxymoron
The close placement of words that have near opposite meanings to create a unique desccription
Jumbo Shrimp
Personification
non-human subject is given human characteristics
Ex. The leaves danced in the wind
Simile
A compariosn between two things using like or as
Ex. She was as busy as a bee
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem
Internal Rhyme
Two or more words that rhyme within the same line of poetry
Onmatopeia
Words whose sounds suggest their meanings
Ex. Buzz, swoosh, oink, roar
Figurative Language
Descrpitive words that convey a message without saying it
Novel In Verse
A novel told in verse rather then in prose
Ex. Internal rhyming
Ode
A poem in celebration or prasise of someone/something
Ex. I have a dog who is my friend I love him
Except when he chews my shoes
Form
Shape or structure of a story
