Literary Devices Flashcards
Situational irony
What happens in a story is opposite of what you think will happen
Irony
Opposite of what u expect to happen
Alliteration
Repeating and initial constant sound
These are no vowels
Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech in which a sound is suggested of its meaning
Actual words
Idiom
A figure of speech not meant to be taken literally
Verbal irony
When someone says one thing but means the opposite (sarcasm)
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement
Personification
Giving humanlike qualities to inanimate objects
Dramatic irony
When the reader knows information the characters don’t
Flash back
Memory that happened in the past
Allusion
A reference to another object
-the kids team is ready for the World Cup
Write an idiom
A piece of cake
Symbolism
Used to represent something else
