AP Lit: Lit Devices
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alliteration
the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words
“peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
allusion
a brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of significance, often from literature, history, or culture.
“he was a real Romeo with the ladies”
anaphora
“every breath you take…every move you make…”
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
antithesis
“one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
a rhetorical device that contrasts opposing ideas in a balanced structure.
aphorism
a concise statement expressing a general truth or principle.
“a penny saved is a penny earned”
apostrophe
a figure of speech in which the speaker addresses an absent person, abstract concept, or entity as if it were present and capable of responding.
“ugh laptop why wont you turn on”
archaic
referring to language, style, or concepts that are old-fashioned or no longer in everyday use.
“thou musn’t breach thy promise”
assonance/consonance
the repetition of vowel sounds/consonant sounds in nearby words to create rhythm or emphasis.
“on a proud round cloud in the white high night”
cacophony
a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds, often used in poetry to create a jarring effect.
“clashing of dishes”
chiasmus
a rhetorical device in which words or concepts are repeated in reverse order to create an artistic effect.
“you forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget”
colloquial
informal language
“ya’ll”
conceit
an elaborate, extended metaphor
“life is a box of chocolates”
connotation
something suggested by a word
“blue = sadness”
denotation
the literal meaning of a word
“blue = color”
diction
the choice of words
“rambunctious vs hyper”
dramatic monologue
speech revealing thoughts, feelings, and motivations
enjambment
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun
euphony
pleasing to the ear
“the beautiful whisper of a gentle fall breeze”
foil
a character that serves to highlight the traits and characteristics of another character
“buzz lightyear and woody”
hyperbole
exaggerated statements not to be taken literally
“im so hungry I could eat a horse”
imagery
visually descriptive of figurative language
“opalescent skin”
irony
the expression of ones meaning by using the oppositie language
“a fire station burning down”
juxtaposition
two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
“good and evil”
metaphor
describes an object in a way that isnt literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
“he has a heart of gold”
metonymy
one thing is referred by the name of something closely associated with it
“hollywood loves sequels”
onomatopoeia
words that describe sound
“thrash,kaboom,drip”
oxymoron
a combination of contradictory words
“deafening silence”
paradox
self-contradictory statement, but also may be true
“the beginning of the end”
parallelism
similar gramatical structures
“I came, I saw, I conquered”
personification
giving nonhuman things human qualities
“the tree hugged the light post”
similie
comparing things using like or as
“pretty as a flower”
soliloquy
speaking ones thoughts out loud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers
synecdoche
one word represents the whole
“wheels = car”
syntax
the arrangement of sentence structures
“billy jumped happliy vs billy happily jumped”