Literary Devices to Know - English 12

Front

What is tone?

Back

The attitude of the author about subject.

Front

What is a theme?

Back

The general message of the written work.

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds

Back

Alliteration

Front

When someone says one thing but it really means something else

Back

Verbal Irony

Front

Two words that together have a straightforward meaning

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Compounding

Front

The repetition of important parts of a story for emphasis by using different words and phrases

Back

Variation

Front

Two words that together create a metaphor

Back

Kenning

Front

A seemingly contradictory two-word combination

Back

Oxymoron

Front

Comparison using like or as

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Simile

Front

The use of exaggerated language

Back

Hyperbole