Literary Terms List 1 + Recall + Symbolism Flashcards
Simile
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
Onomatopoeia
the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it
Oxymoron
a combination of contradictory or incongruous words
Personification
attribution of personal qualities
Antecedent
adevice within which a pronoun references a previous clause or noun
ex. “Dante just ran back home, because he forgot his baseball glove”
Metaphor
a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another
Symbol
an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings
Hyperbole
extravagant exaggeration
Alliteration
The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession
Ethos
the writers attempt to persuade by appealing to the reader’s moral values
Parallelism
a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction
Syntax
to create specific sentence structures that will have an effect on the reader
Allusion
object or circumstance from an unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly
Diction
the selection of words an author uses to create a specific impact or tone in their writing
Antithesis
a literary device that positions opposite ideas parallel to each other
ex. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness”
