Literary Devices Flashcards
person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else
Symbolism
a figure of speech in which apparent contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Oxymoron
long rhetorical list or inventory
Catalogue
a sudden revelation, frequently inspired by a seemingly trivial incident
Epiphany
A character technique in which a character is duplicated, usually in the form of an alter ego or two distinct personalities
doppelganger
attempts to depict the mental/emotional reactions of the characters to external events rather than the evens themselves
Stream of Consciousness
a direct address to absent or dead person or nonhuman thing as if it could understand
Apostrophe
to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
Imagery
the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants
Assonance
a reference in a work of literature to something outside of the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work
Allusion
used in literary discussions to refer to the correspondence of consonants, repetitive consonant sounds
Consonance
a story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization about life
Allegory
an explicit comparison between two things frequently using “like” or “as”
Simile
A character in a work whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character in order to highlight the distinctive temperament of that character
Foil
occurrence when a previously unsolvable problem is suddenly solved with the introduction of a new character ability, or object
Deus Ex Machina
