literary devices Flashcards
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
alliteration
A reference explicit or implicit to another piece of literature or to a historical event
allusion
a point by point comparison
analogy
a typical character in action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature
archetype
A figure of speech which there is an obvious and intentional exaggeration
hyperbole
A phrase or mixed expression that has figurative or something literal meaning and is unique to a language
idiom
The formation of mental images figures are likenesses of things or of such images collectively
imagery
A figure of speech in which a contradiction or incongruity exists between what is expected and what actually occurs
irony
an imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing
metaphor
The substitution of the name of an attribution of adjunct
metonymy
A form of the word of sound associated with is called
onomatopoeia
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect
oxymoron
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
paradox
repeated syntactical similarities introduce for rhetorical effect
parallelism
A figure of speech where human attributes are given to inanimate objects
personification
the humorous use of a word of phrase so as to emphasize or suggests it different meanings
pun
The repetition of a word phrase or sentence to emphasize and idea or make an idea clear
repetition for effect
A figure of speech that creates a different comparison between two different objects or animals, usually using the word “like” or “as”
simile
A letter group of letters character or picture that is used instead of a word or group of words
symbol
The presentation of something as being smaller worse or less important
understatement
A story in which the characters and events are symbols that represent an abstract idea or historical events through the symbols the author reveals a larger message typical of you know or political one
allegory
The underlying meaning or central idea of a narrative the lesson of universal truth it may be stated or implied
theme
The sequence of related events that make up a story
plot
central problem that affects the protagonists
conflict
