Literary terms

Hyperbole

an obvious, intentional exaggeration or overstatement used for emphasis, drama, or humor. It is not meant to be taken literally

Repetition

the act of doing, saying, or writing something again, or a thing that happens in the same way as before

allusion

a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, event, or work of literature that an audience is expected to recognize

imagery

descriptive or figurative language that appeals to the human senses to create a vivid mental picture or physical experience in the reader's mind

Juxaposition

act or practice of placing two or more things, ideas, characters, or images side by side to compare, contrast, or reveal an unexpected effect

irony

a contrast between expectation and reality, or between what is said and what is actually meant

parallelism

the use of matching grammatical forms, words, phrases, or clauses to balance ideas of equal importance within a sentence, list, or speech

Personification

figure of speech that gives human traits, emotions, intentions, or actions to non-human things

I’ve told you a million times

Hyperbole

It’s okay to not be okay

Repetition

Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel

allusion

The golden sunset painted the sky

Imagery

A warm sunset beside a cold, dark forest

juxaposition

A fire station burnt down

irony

He is neither honest nor trustworthy

Parallelism

Death robbed her of the chance at happiness

personification