Literary Devices Flashcards
Alliteration
Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the begging of close words
Allusion
Reference of another person or work in literature
Analogy
Similarity between features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
Characterization
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
Euphemism
A saying that masks a rude or impolite expression but still conveys the concept clearly and politely
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements
Imagery
Visually descriptive or figurative language
Irony
Dramatic: when the audience knows something the characters don’t
Situational
Metaphor
Comparison without using like or as
Simile
Comparison using like or as
Oxymoron
When opposite ideas are joined
Paradox
statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth
Personification
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
Anaphora
Quand le début des phrases est le même
Apostrophe
A speaker directly addresses someone (or something)
Assonance
The same vowel sound repeats within a group of words
Chiasmus
The grammar of one phrase is inverted in the following phrase
Antithesis
States strongly contrasting ideas placed in juxtaposition
