Literary Devices Flashcards
Analogy
A comparison whereby the concept can be opened explained. It usually uses a concrete example to illuminate a more abstract concept.
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Is an example of … literary device.
An analogy
Metaphor
A figure of speech which makes an implied comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.
“My brother was boiling mad” is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
The hinting of something that piques the interest of a reader
Symbols
A character, object, or an event which stands for something else and has a deeper meaning than just its face value
“Roses for love” is an example for which literary device?
Symbol
Hyperbole
An exaggerated point, its purpose is to make a strong expression.
“I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse” is an example of which literary device?
A hyperbole
Irony
The inconsistency between what it expected and what really happens in life or in a story
Dramatic irony
When the reader (or audience) knows the situation of narrative (what has happened is happening, or will happen; for instance)while the characters or main characters do not
Personification
When human qualities are given to animals or objects
Pathos
Quality that makes either the reader or a character feel pity or sadness
Juxtaposition
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects. You can have juxtaposing characters, scenes, settings, ideas, etc.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech where two apparently contradictory or mutually exclusive words are used together
