Literary Devices Flashcards

Front

A direct comparison of two things by saying one thing IS another. Example: Her lips were rose petals.

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Metaphor

Front

A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as". Example: Her lips are as red as rose petals.

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Simile

Front

Giving human qualities or abilities to a non-human object. Example: The sun’s rays touched the clouds.

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Personification

Front

Repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word. Example: We would wander through the woods wobbling.

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Alliteration

Front

The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the literature.

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Foreshadowing

Front

Words that make sounds. Example: snap, crackle, pop.

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Onomatopoeia

Front

An extreme exaggeration to make a point. Example: It was a million degrees in the room.

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Hyperbole

Front

Use of words that describe a situation in such detail that it makes the reader feel as if using one of the five senses.

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Imagery

Front

Terms that contradict one another. Example: jumbo shrimp.

Back

Oxymoron

Front

A word or phrase which means something different from what it says. Example: It’s raining cats and dogs.

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Idiom