Literary devices Flashcards
Literal Language
when a words mean exactly what they say
figurative language
words that mean more than their literal meaning
connotation
The emotional meaning or the feeling of a word
simile
a comparison between two unlike things using like or as or than
metaphor
a comparison between two dissimilar things that is stated as a fact
idiom
an expression that doesn’t mean exactly what the words say
imagery
language used to create mental pictures and create emotions
symbol
a thing that represents or stands for something else
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
personification
giving human characteristics to non human things
analogy
using similes and/or metaphors to compare a larger idea
allusion
a reference to a person, place, or idea of historical, artistic, or literary significance
alliteration
repetition of beginning consonant sounds
rhyme
having the same sound at the end of two or more words
onomatopoeia
a word whose sound is similar to the thing or action it refers to
