Stylistic devices Flashcards
Alliteration
A sequence of words that begin with the same sound
sounds poetic and gives effect of engagement and entertainment.
Allusion
An inderect reference to another work of art that exists outside of the story
Can enhance a text by creating further meaning.
Anaphora
Repetition of word/phrase at the beginning of each sentence/clause
Creates wrythm and structure.
I fell, I lost concsious, I cried
Euphemism
A soft inoffensive word or phrase that replaces a harsh, unpleasant word.
used to avoid offense.
to pass away (to die)
Hyperbole
An exaggeration of a statement, often to an unrealistic or degree
adds more power to what you are saying
I was waiting for eternity
Imagery
Figurative language that evokes the five senses to create an image
The silence was as palpable you could cut a knife clean through it.
Irony
Adds sarcasm
Metaphor
Type of imagery
direct comparison of to things no as or like
The tree is the god of the forest
the world is yout stage
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like the thing is describes
A buzzing beee
the fire crackled and popped
Oxymoron
Combines to contradictory words
serves to reveal paradox
served to confuse the reader
serves to give the reader a laugh
My romm is an organized mess, or controlled chaos
sweet sorrow
personification
Form figurative language
the author gives human attributes to non-human objects
The car coughed, hacked and spluttered
Simile
Indirect comparison
Uses the words as if , like to compare
This tree is like the god of the forest
Tricolon
The use of three phrases in succession, with all three constructed in the same pattern
This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.
