Literary Devices Flashcards

A set of flashcards covering essential literary devices and their definitions.

Alliteration

repetition of sound

Allusion

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

Irony

A contrast between expectation and reality.

Imagery

language that appeals 5 senses.

Personification

giving human characteristics to non-human objects

Rhetorical Question

A question asked for effect or get the reader thinking

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

Onomatopoeia

A word that is used to make a sound

Hyperbole

Exaggeration

Meiosis

a understatement that downplays something.

Idiom

a phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

Allegory

deeper meaning.

Simile

comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Motif

A recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story.

Metaphor

comparison without like or as

Analogy

A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification.