Literary Devices Quiz 2 Flashcards
Connotation
The meaning is suggested by a word or thing in addition to its explicit meaning. (Emotional Meaning)
Apostrophe
Addressing a person who is not present or is not alive.
Metaphor
A figure of speech that suggests a likeness between two things without using “like” or “as”.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjugation.
Ex. Jumbo shrimp
Hyperbole
A literary device that uses exaggeration.
Simile
A comparison between two things using “like” or “as”.
Personification
Giving human characteristics to something that is non-human.
Allusion
A reference to a well known character, event, etc.
Euphemism
A softer expression that substitutes something more harsh.
Paradox
Having contradictory qualities/phrases in a sentence.
Ex. Less is more
Verbal Irony
When someone says/writes something that is in opposition to the true meaning.
Ex. Sarcasm
Situational Irony
Occurs when something takes place that is different/opposite of what is expected to happen.
Malapropism
The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one.
Anaphora
The repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses.
Chiasmus
A device that reverses grammatical structures in successive clauses without repeating words.
