Literary Devices Study Guide

A work that symbolizes or represents an idea or event

A comparison of two things to show that they are alike in certain respects

a brief story that focuses on a single interesting incident or event in order to make a point

Clues that hint at what is going to happen later in the plot

a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing

a brief story that focuses on a single interesting incident or event, in order to make a point

the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words

a comparison of two things to show that they are alike

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another

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all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

the literal dictionary definition of words

comparing two liked objects

"Don't be a jerk, its Christmas?"

a metaphor that is developed over several lines throughout the paragraph

a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people

a writer/speaker's choice of words

the literal, dictionary definition of a word

a scene that interrupts the present action of the plot to tell what happened at an earlier time

placing unlike ideas, people or objects next to another

real life images

a language that appeals to the senses.

a figure of speech that makes a comparison without the words like or as

the use of a word whose sound limits or suggests its meaning

a contrast or discrepancy between expectations and reality (verbal, situational, dramatic)

the overall emotion and atmosphere created by a work of literature

placing unlike ideas, people, ideas, or objects next to one another to highlight their differences

Irony

Imagery

Mood

Personification