Literary Terms week 12

when a nonhuman figure or other abstract concept or element is given human-like qualities or characteristics

• Personification

• Paradox

• Juxtaposition

• Verbal Irony

a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Theme

the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development.

• Tone

• Hyperbole

• Theme

• Imagery

When something happens that's the opposite of what was expected or intended to happen.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Paradox

• Juxtaposition

a statement that appears illogical or self-contradictory but, upon investigation, might actually be true or plausible.

• Paradox

• Dramatic Irony

• Mood

• Tone

one of the most commonly used literary devices; referring to the practice of drawing parallels or comparisons between two unrelated and dissimilar things, people, beings, places and concepts. Uses like or as.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Situational Irony

a literary device wherein the author uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize the basic crux of the statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable effect.

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Allusion

comparing and contrasting of two or more different (usually opposite) ideas, characters, objects, etc.

• Juxtaposition

• Allusion

• Paradox

• Verbal Irony

refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other idea in a written work to represent something else—typically a broader message or deeper meaning that differs from its literal meaning.

• Symbolism

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

• Theme

the author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader.

• Imagery

• Mood

• Tone

• Metaphor