Literary Devices Flashcards
Define alliteration
When 2 or more words close to each other sound alike
Coca Cola
Define allusion
A reference to a well known person place thing or event
Define hyperbole
An exaggerated statement
Define imagery
Describing to appeal to the five senses
Define dramatic irony
When a character is unaware of something that the reader knows
Situational irony
When the opposite of what is expected to happen happens
Verbal irony
When the opposite of what is said is meant
Define metaphor
A direct comparison between 2 unlike things
Define onomatopoeia
When the sound of the word mimicked the meaning
Define oxymoron
2 opposite words near each other
Define personification
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
Define repetition
Repeated words to draw attention
Define similie
An indirect comparison between 2 things using like or as
Define symbol
An object that has a literal meaning but also has a meaning that goes beyond itself
Define understatement
To make something seem less serious or important than it is
