Literary Terms Flashcards
describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true
ex. “early bird”, “couch potato”, beat a dead horse”
Metaphor
comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
ex. “as busy as a bee”, “as blind as a bat”, as cold as ice”
similie
visual symbolism
imagery
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
symbolism
attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman,
personification
one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.
irony
placing two things side by side so as to highlight their differences.
juxtapostion
be a warning or indication of (a future event)
foreshadowing
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
ex. “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
alliteration
he attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object
ex. Winnie the Pooh, the Little Engine that Could, and Simba from the movie The Lion King.
anthropomorphism
a literary technique that serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, where an introductory or main narrative sets the stage
frame story
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
flashback
a temporary state of mind or feeling.
mood
a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood.
tone
a subject, a verb, and a completed thought
ex. Joe waited for the train
Simple sentence
