Literary Devices Flashcards
A comparison of 2 or more things
Metaphor
Making a comparison of 2 or more things using “like” or “as”
Simile
The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of an adjacent or closely connected word
Alliteration
Saying or expression that is widely used among speakers whose figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning; often cultural
Idiom
Words that sound like the word it describes
Onomatopoeia
Directly or indirectly referring to another commonly known art or literature
Allusion
Giving human characteristics or attributes to something that is not human.
Personifacation
A juxtaposition of contrasting ideas that reveals a deeper truth
Paradox
A figure of speech pairing two words together that are contradicting
Oxymoron
“The leaves danced in the wind” <- this is…
Personification
Ex: She ran fast like the wind
Simile
“the beginning of the end” <- this is a….
Paradox
“Things couldn’t get any worse.” <- this is…
Foreshadowing
“The leaves danced in the wind” <- this is…
Personification
Ex: it’s raining cats and dogs
Idiom
Ex: laughing my head off
Hyperbole
Ex: David was a Good Samaritan yesterday
Allusion
Ex: the living dead
Oxymoron
Ex: someone saying the floor is slippery and then they slip and fall
Irony
“The fire crackled” <- this is…
Onomotapoeia
“Jen joyfully jumped” <- this is…
Alliteration
“Benson is a cheetah on the field” <- this is
metaphor
