ELA 30-1 Literary Devices & Language Techniques
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alliteration
repetition of beginning sounds
allusion
indirect reference to something
analogy
comparison between two things
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
conceit
extended metaphor
epiphany
sudden realization
hyperbole
exaggeration
irony
contrast between expectation and reality
metaphor
direct comparison
personification
giving human traits to non-human things
simile
comparison using like or as
symbolism
objects representing ideas
juxtaposition
placing things side by side for contrast
paradox
contradictory statement that is true
foreshadowing
hints about future events
tone
writer’s attitude
mood
emotional atmosphere
sarcasm
mockery using irony
satire
using humor to criticize
pun
wordplay using multiple meanings
rhetoric
persuasive use of language
rhetorical devices
techniques used to persuade
parallelism
repeated structure in writing
anaphora
repetition at sentence beginnings
asyndeton
omission of conjunctions
chiasmus
reversed structure