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
