Literary Devices Flashcard

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds, most often at the beginning of words, called?

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Alliteration

Front

Which term describes imaginative language used for descriptive effect, not meant to be taken literally?

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Figurative Language

Front

What type of literature expresses ideas and feelings in compact, imaginative, and musical language?

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Poetry

Front

What is poetry without a regular meter or a rhyme scheme called?

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Free Verse

Front

Which term describes a figure of speech using like or as?

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Simile

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as?

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Metaphor

Front

What literary device gives human qualities to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses?

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Imagery

Front

What is a recurring theme or phrase in a poem or song called?

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Refrain

Front

What is a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole