Literary devices Flashcards
Effect
results outcomes
Comparison
similarities
contrast
differences
Diction
sentence structure. word choices. effectiveness.
Empirical evidence
observation. seeing connections
Enumeration
list | accounting
Ethos
(ethical appeal) appeal to morality. ex: buy a product make a donation to charity.
EXAMPLE
concrete -> amplifies a point
Irony
dramatic (when we know more than the character.). situational (when the situation is ironic like a building falling onto a plane).
Word choices
formality
Logos
logical appeal - common sense and reasoning.
Pathos
- emotional appeal. (example like fluffy white kittens and toilet paper). (being a vegetarian can use a lot of emotional appeals)
Repetition
for effect (you repeat the same phase on expression)
Rhetorical questions
no answer to the question, just to make the person think
TONE
writer’s attitude towards their work. (sombre, happy, serious, shift).
Allusion
refers to history, the arts, literature. He’s a real Romeo. Life is a box of chocolates.
Hyperbole
dies of embarrassment. It weighs a ton (no it doesn’t)
Understatement
it’s only a scratch
Irony
Verbal irony - sarcasm.
PARADOX
it is a simple expression that seems contradictory that makes emotional sense. Once a man, twice a child. Cruel to be kind. Being charming and rude.
Oxymoron
Bittersweet. Loving-hate. Controlled chaos. (like song title)
Simile
“like” “as”. Life is like a voyage. (it creates an image)
Metaphor
life is a voyage
Personification
The car coughed and wheezed. The sun smiles. The leaves dance
