150 Literary Devices Set #2

Law - Writ

Medicine - Ambulatory

Psychology - Altruism

• Irony

• Imagery

• Euphemism

• Jargon

A highly descriptive passage that brings the scene to life

• Personification

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

Expressing meaning by stating the OPPOSITE of what one actually means

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Jargon

• Irony

When the reader knows something the characters do not

(Romeo & Juliet being married in Romeo & Juliet)

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Euphemism

A pastry chef who doesn't like desserts

• Hyperbole

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Saying "It's the best day ever" on the worst day of your life

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Jargon

"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune – without the words,
And never stops at all,"

• Ellipsis

• Realism

• Jargon

• Extended Metaphor

Color vs. Colour

Saying "Kuh-wanis" vs. "Key-Ah-wanis"

• Dialect

• Verbal Irony

• Realism

• Jargon

Things Fall Apart would be an example of this...

When a work of literature is as close to reality as possible

• Symbolism

• Realism

• Flashback

• Imagery

And then, when I was least expecting it...

According to Jones, "The results indicated ... positive outcomes" (354).

• Symbolism

• Irony

• Ellipsis

• Dialect