Literary Devices Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the definition of a metaphor?
A comparison of two objects not using “like” or “as”.
What is the definition of a simile?
A comparison of two objects using “like” or “as”.
What is the definition of an alliteration?
A phrase containing multiple words back to back which all start with the same sound.
What is the definition of personification?
A description of an inanimate object using personal actions.
What is the definition of a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is the definition of onomatopoeia?
Sound effects written in words.
What is the definition of imagery?
A description appealing to the reader’s senses other than sight (sound, smell, touch, taste) to help an image form in their head.
What is the definition of parallel structure?
The repetition of a certain word or phrase.
What is the definition of inversion?
A phrase in which the words are placed in an odd placement.
What is the definition of mood?
A description used to let the reader feel what is happening.
What is the definition of a flashback?
A moment in the book when the character is re-living a moment from the past.
What is the definition of irony?
A moment when something unexpected happens.
What is the definition of an allusion?
A reference to an important moment in history.
What is the definition of interior monologue?
A description of a character’s inner thoughts.
What is the definition of a plot?
The storyline or events happening in a story.
What is the definition of theme?
A statement made regarding human nature.
What is the definition of foreshadowing?
A clue or hint to what will happen in the future.
What is the definition of a rhetorical fragment?
A short statement not including a subject used to make a quick point.
What is the definition of symbolism?
The use of symbols/pictures to describe something.
What is the definition of an annotation?
A note made to point out or question a certain part of a story/novel.
What is the definition of author’s craft?
The use of special methods to describe something a certain way.
