Literary Devices: HTRLLAP Practice Round

a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumed to be familiar

• allusion

• imagery

• symbolism

• frame tale

a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense

• personification

• situational irony

• juxtaposition

• paradox

the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for the reader; writers appeal to ALL of the reader's senses to evoke emotion and feeling

• imagery

• personification

• situational irony

• paradox

a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings

• paradox

• imagery

• allusion

• personification

a story set within a story, narrative, or movie, told by a main or supporting character; the character starts telling a story, to other characters, or physically writes it down, thus revealing the details to the audience

• allusion

• frame tale

• personification

• imagery

something takes place that is different or the opposite of what is expected to happen; writers do this to allow a reader to understand the difference between appearance and reality within the literary work

• paradox

• juxtaposition

• situational irony

• allusion

a literary device that implies comparison by placing two entities side by side to create dramatic or ironic contrast, emphasizing their similarities or differences

• juxtaposition

• paradox

• situational irony

• imagery

a literary device that uses symbols–objects, actions, people, locations, or abstract ideas– to represent something beyond the literal meaning

• imagery

• personification

• symbolism

• allusion