Literary Devices Review

Flashcards covering key literary devices and concepts related to diction, figurative language, imagery, tone, structure, syntax, and rhetorical appeals.

Diction

The choice of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Figurative language

Uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful; includes metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, metonymy, alliteration, allusion.

Imagery

Vivid descriptions that create mental pictures for readers, involving visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, and gustatory senses.

Tone

The attitude or emotional quality of a piece of writing, such as detached, indifferent, cold, dry, humorous, cheerful, melancholy, passionate, exuberant, or authoritative.

Structure

The arrangement of a narrative or piece of writing; may be linear, non-linear, chronological, associative, cyclical, or fragmented.

Syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences and structures.

Pathos

An appeal to emotion in rhetoric or writing.

Logos

An appeal to reason or logic in rhetoric or writing.