Figurative Language
a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
What is simile?
the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
What is situational irony?
a type of rhyme formed by words with similar but no identical sounds
slant rhyme
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora
an author's choice of words
What is diction?
the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman
What is personification?
the use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean
verbal irony
when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound
assonance
where words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order
chiasmus
An object that represents an abstract idea and conveys deeper meaning in a text.
What is symbolism?
a comparison between two unlike things that extends throughout a text
What is an extended metaphor?
When the audience is more aware of what is happening than a character
dramatic irony
This is an example of a poetic device: Choo Choo
What is onomatopoeia?
The pronoun in a line or sentence that refers to an earlier word
What is an antecedent?
the emotional atmosphere in a text
What is mood?
This is an example of a literary device: "Sir, I love you more than words can weild the matter" (King Lear).
What is hyperbole?
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
What is juxtaposition?
to continue a sentence without a pause beyond the end of the line, stanza, or couplet.
enjambment
This is an example of a sentence type: "The fire alarm went off, making a loud clanging noise, startling everyone, and causing some people to knock over their chairs.
What is a loose sentence?
the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy;
What is a tragic flaw?
A device replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. We can come across examples of metonymy both from literature and in everyday life.
metonymy
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
What is oxymoron?
the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity (chiefly as used in prosody).
What is consonance?
the omission or absence of a conjunction phrases in a list or series.
What is asyndeton?
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
What is a sonnet?