literally devices Flashcards
purpose of literary devices
allows writers to convey a deeper meaning
used when a character or a speaker addresses someone who is not present or personified
apostrophe
represent and abstract/concept/idea
symbolism
an object/concept is referred not by its own name, but instead something that is closely related with it
metonomy
word for a small component for the whole
synecdoche
two contradicting meanings of the same situation, speaker means something different from what they are saying
irony
oxymoron
combine 2 contrasting words to give a deeper meaning
alliteration
repitition of initial consonant sound in words that are in close proximity of eachoother
assonance
repitition of similar vowel sounds in two or more words in close proximity of each other