Litterary Devices And Vocabulary Flashcards
Define the literary device Verbal irony.
Is when word express something contrary to the truth.
Define the literary term Simile
A comparison between 2 unlike things that are distinctively different using like or as.
Define the literary term hyperbole
Bold overstatement or extravagant exaggeration
Define the literary term
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows something that the cast doesn’t.
Define the literary term irony
The expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
Define the literal term pun
A play on words that are identical in sound and differ in meaning
Define the literary term
Aside
A stage device used to express thoughts of one character which can’t be heard by other characters onstage
Define the literary term foreshadowing
Hint or clues that help to predict what will happen later
Describe the literary device metaphors
A word or expression which litterally means one thing but is being used to describe something completely different t usually for the purpose of comparison
Define the literary device Allusion
Is a brief and indirect reference to a person place or thing or idea of historical cultural literary or political significance
Define the literary device symbolism
An object that has a meaning beyond the literal
Define the litterary device foil
Is a character used to signify the total opposite of another character
Define the literary device soliloquy
Long speech given when alone.
Define the literary device couplet
Is a litterary device that can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought.
Define the literary device oxymoron
Is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
