Literary Terms / Devices

Define Hyperbole:

• joining of two contradictory terms

• an exaggerated statement used for effect & not meant to be taken literally

• comparisons, descriptions, & figures of speech that help the mind to form forceful or beautiful pictures

• human qualities given to an object or thing

Define personification:

• making a comparison between 2 items using like or as to describe something

• several words in a sentence begin with the same sound - Tongue Twister

• human qualities given to an object or thing

• words that sound like the sound they are trying to convey - name or word imitating the sound associated with the thing designated

Define metaphor:

• exaggerated statement used for effect & not meant to be taken literally.

• describes a person, place, thing in a colorful or interesting way by comparing it to something else but doesn't use like or as

• an expression that must be "translated" to be understood - can't be taken literally

• joining of two contradictory terms

Define oxymoron:

• words that sound like the sound they are trying to convey - name or word imitating the sound associated with the thing designated

• comparisons, descriptions, & figures of speech that help the mind to form forceful or beautiful pictures

• human qualities given to an object or thing

• joining of two contradictory terms

Define simile

• making a comparison between 2 items using like or as to describe something

• describes a person, place, thing in a colorful or interesting way by comparing it to something else but doesn't use like or as

• several words in a sentence begin with the same sound - Tongue Twister

• an expression that must be "translated" to be understood - can't be taken literally

Define onomatopoeia:

• exaggerated statement used for effect & not meant to be taken literally.

• making a comparison between 2 items using like or as to describe something

• an expression that must be "translated" to be understood - can't be taken literally

• words that sound like the sound they are trying to convey - name or word imitating the sound associated with the thing designated

" She has a heart of gold" is an an example of _______________.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• oxymoron

"Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of __________.

• alliteration

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• personification

"There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them" is an example of _________________________.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• idiom

"Read between the lines" is an example of ________________.

• idiom

• simile

• metaphor

• oxymoron