Literary Terms Flashcards
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Epigrams
a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Personification
human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas
Epic simile
detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length.
Foreshadow
be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language
Visual imagery
Irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Soliloquy
an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers
Ethos
Ethics
Logos
Logic
Pathos
Feeling
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase
