Literary Devices Flashcards
Alliteration
When the original consonant of sound is repeated
Assonance
Similar sounds between vowels in neighbouring words
Euphemism
Making something sound better than it is
Hyperbole
An exaggeration for the purpose of heightened effect
Irony
The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
Metaphor
Comparing two things not using like or as
Onomatopoeia
Giving a sound a word
Oxymoron
Contradictory terms appearing side by side
Personification
Giving an inanimate object human characteristics
Simile
Comparing two things using like or as
Foreshadowing
When the author gives hints as to what is going to happen in the story
Connotation
When the reader has to read between the lines in order to understand what is going on
Deconnotation
When the reader has a clear out, on the lines understanding of what is going on
Pathetic fallacy
When the weather matches character’s experiences
