Literary Terms Flashcards
Figurative Language
Using figures of speech to make the content more impactful
Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration
Irony
Using language that signifies the opposite
Metaphor
A comparison without “like/as”
Personification
Giving human qualities to a non living thing
Simile
A comparison using like/as
Verbal irony
Sarcasm
Dramatic irony
Irony that is understood by the audience but not the character
Situation irony
Occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something and what actually happens
Understatement
Saying less than what is really meant with less force than appropriate
Allusion
Referencing something
Dialogue
A conversation
Symbolism
Using symbols to signify ideas
Natural SYMBOLS
A
Conventional SYMBOLS
A
Literary SYMBOLS
Am
Literary SYMBOLS
A
Diction
A
Dialect
A
Plot
A
Expostion
Background information
3rd person omniscient narration
A
Falling action
A
Climax
Turning point
