Unit 1: Literary Elements Notes (Page 1) - Flashcards

A set of 24 practice flashcards covering imagery, sound devices, tone vs mood, figurative language, and common linking verbs.

What is imagery?

Language that appeals to the five senses (sight, taste, sound, touch, smell) and helps create images in the reader’s mind.

What is alliteration?

The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.

What is rhyme?

The repetition of accented vowel sounds.

What is repetition?

The repetition of a word or phrase to emphasize a word, phrase, theme, or rhythm.

What is Tone vs Mood?

Tone is the author’s feeling; mood is the reader’s feeling.

What is Figurative Language?

The use of imaginative comparisons to help you see the world in new ways.

What is an idiom?

An expression that has a meaning different from the literal words; a figure of speech.

What is a simile?

A comparison between unlike things that includes the word LIKE or AS

What is a metaphor?

A comparison between two unlike things that does NOT include the word like or as.

What is personification?

A description of an object, animal or idea as if it were human or had human qualities.

What is hyperbole?

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to create a special effect.

What is imagery?

Language that appeals to the five senses (sight, taste, sound, touch, smell) and helps create images in the reader’s mind.

What is alliteration?

The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.

What is onomatopoeia?

Use of words that sound like their meanings.

What is rhyme?

The repetition of accented vowel sounds.

What is repetition?

The repetition of a word or phrase to emphasize a word, phrase, theme, or rhythm.

What is Tone vs Mood?

Tone is the author’s feeling; mood is the reader’s feeling.

What is Figurative Language?

The use of imaginative comparisons to help you see the world in new ways.

The buttery popcorn crunched loudly between my teeth.

Imagery (taste, sound, touch)

Peter picked purple plums in the park.

Alliteration

The balloon popped with a loud boom!

Onomatopoeia “boom”

The starry night was such a sight, it filled my heart with pure delight.

Rhyme (sight and delight)

“Never give up, never give up,” the coach shouted to his team.

Repetition

“It’s raining cats and dogs outside!”

Idiom.

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

Simile (comparing her “smile” to the “sun” using “as)

Her laughter was a warm blanket on a cold night.

Metaphor (comparing her laughter to a blanket)

The wind whispered secrets through the trees.

Personification (giving “wind” the human characteristic of “whispering”)

I told you a million times to clean your room!

Hyperbole (a “million times” is an exaggeration)