Litary Divices Flashcards
Metaphor
A figure of speech that compares two things without the words «like» or «as»
Simile
A figure of speech that compares two things with the words «like» or «as»
Hyperbole
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to make a point
Personnification
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things
Allusion
A figure of speech that references a well-know person, place, event, or work of art
Symbolism
A figure of speech that uses symbols to represent something else
Foreshadowing
A litery divice that uses hints at what will happen later in the story
Alliteration
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words
Assonance
Repetition of the same vowel sound at the beginning words
Onomatopoeia
Words which sound like what they mean
Irony
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
Imagery
Descriptive language that creates a pictures in the readers mind
