Language Devices Flashcards
1
Q
Pathetic Fallacy
A
weather/atmosphere describing mood
2
Q
personification
A
unhuman giving human qualities
3
Q
simile
A
comparing using “like” and “as”
4
Q
metaphor
A
comparing using “is” or “are
5
Q
oxymoron
A
opposite words side by sides
pretty ugly
6
Q
juxtaposition
A
explaining an oxymoron
7
Q
symbolism
A
representation
dove -> peace
8
Q
irony
A
opposite use of words
smart son getting kicked out
9
Q
hyperbole
A
over-exaggerating
10
Q
assonance
A
repetition of vowel sound
too cool for school
11
Q
alliteration
A
words begin with the same letter in a row
12
Q
sibilance
A
words i a row have the “s” sound
snake was slowly hissing
13
Q
onomatopoeia
A
words describing the sound
boom, bang
14
Q
triplets
A
words or phrases in a row to describe something
black hard wide
15
Q
plosives
A
repetition of harsh sounds such as “P” “D” “B”
