Literary Devices Flashcards
Dialogue
Exchange of words between characters or people in a text
Alliteration
Repetition of a similar sound
Flashback
Occurrence of events that have happened at a previous time
Foil
A character in a story who is the opposite of the other character
Foreshadowing
Words or phrases that hint at what may happen later
Imagery
Words or phrases that create a mental image ; appeals to 5 senses
Irony
The meaning implied by words is different from the actual meaning , opposite happens from what is expected to happen
Metaphor
A comparison between thing without using like or as
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like the sound it names
Oxymoron
Words with a different meanings working together to form a phrase with a new meaning
Personification
Giving inanimate objects human characters
Simile
A comparison between things using like or as
Symbolism
Giving something concrete a deeper, abstract meaning
Verisimilitude
Having the state of being true to life
