Honors LA8 Literary Devices

The ideas or feelings around a word; can be positive or negative

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Theme

• Mood

The dictionary definition of a word; literal definition

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Colloquialism

• Jargon

Informal type of language; used more commonly in speaking; used with a particular group of people.

• Slang

• Colloquialism

• Jargon

• Dialect

Special words or phrases used often by a particular profession or group; difficult for outsiders to understand

• Jargon

• Dialect

• Colloquialism

• Juxtaposition

A particular form of language that is special to a region or group

• Dialect

• Jargon

• Slang

• Simile

Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of multiple words in a row

• Alliteration/Assonance

• Asyndeton

• Parallel Structure

• Dialect

Repetition of consonant sounds

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Comparison of one thing to a different thing to show its similarities, using "like" or "as"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

Comparison of one thing to another thing that is not literally possible, NOT using "like" or "as"

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Simile

• Hyperbole