Literary Elements Flashcards
What is tone?
The authors attitude towards the subject
What is imagery?
To paint a picture with words
What is diction?
Word choices
What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration
What is connotation?
Emotions associated to words
Allusion
Refers to something from history, literature, or culture
Symbol
A representation of an object with an object with similar traits
Extended metaphor
A metaphor that extends over several lines
Anaphora
Repetition of the same words or group of words at the beginning
Theme
What the writing is about
Refrain
A repeated line in a poem
Onomatopoeia
Words that are the same as the sound
Alliteration
Repetition of the beginning sound
Rhyme
Similar words that sound alike
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance
Repetition of final consonance sounds in stressed syllables
