FIGURATIVE DEVICES! - MIDTERM PRACTICE

Allegory

A piece of writing that reveals a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Allusion

A reference to something outside of the text, often well-known to imply meaning.

Anaphora

The repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases or sentences.

Hyperbole

An extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms.

Imagery

Language that paints a picture in the reader’s mind.

Irony (Verbal)

Sarcasm. When a speaker tells us something that differs from what they mean, intend, or what the situation requires; saying the opposite of what is meant as humor.

Irony(Dramatic)

When a character deprived of an important piece of information(which the readers know) that impacts the plot around them.

Irony(Situational)

Something happening that is very different to what was expected.

Metaphor

The use of something different to describe a person, place, or object, often abstractly.

Motif

A recurring image, phrase, topic, event, etc, that connects to a central meaning or theme.

Symbolism

A thing which stands for or represents something else.