ELA 30-1 All Literary Devices and Figurative Language vocab
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metaphor
direct comparison without like or as
simile
comparison using like or as
personification
giving human traits to objects
hyperbole
exaggeration for effect
irony
contrast between expectation and reality
dramatic irony
audience knows what characters don’t
verbal irony
saying opposite of what is meant
situational irony
unexpected outcome
symbolism
objects representing deeper meaning
motif
repeated idea or theme
allusion
indirect reference to something
alliteration
repetition of starting sounds
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
onomatopoeia
words that imitate sounds
oxymoron
combination of opposite terms
paradox
statement that seems contradictory but true
juxtaposition
placing things side by side for contrast
imagery
language that creates sensory pictures
sensory imagery
imagery using five senses
figurative language
non-literal language
literary device
tool used to create meaning in text
pun
wordplay using multiple meanings
sarcasm
mockery using irony
satire
humor used to criticize society
tone
writer’s attitude toward subject
mood
emotional feeling in a text
understatement
making something seem less important
antithesis
strong contrast of ideas