Rhetorical Devices
Literary Devices
Figurative Language
Poetic Terms
OTHER
100
Compares two things by stating one is the other
What is metaphor?
100

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

What is Oxymoron?

100
A figure of speech that makes an explicitly comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like, as , than, or resembles.
What is Simile?
100
A speaker or writer's choice of words
What is Diction?
100
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
What is Foreshadowing?
200
A story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities
What is allegory?
200

A play on words

What is a pun?

200
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is Hyperbole?
200
A brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art.
What is Allusion?
200
Poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit.
What is Juxtaposition?
300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure

What is antithesis?

300
involving opposing forces within a person's mind
What is Internal Conflict?
300
Giving human characteristics to non-living things or ideas.
What is Personification?
300
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole. "If you don't drive properly, you will lose your wheels." The wheels represent the entire car.
What is Synecdoche?
300
A word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations.
What is Colloquialism?
400

Replacing harsh words with a milder phrase 

What is a euphemism?

400
A type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change.
What is Satire?
400

 What type of metaphor is a connection between two ideas that seem unrelatable?  

Conceit Metaphor

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Which type of poem is used to teach a lesson?

What is Didactic?

400

The final part of a play, movie, or narrative

What is denouement? 

500
Deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way
What is ambiguity?
500

A double negative statement that confirms a positive idea by negating the opposite.

What are litotes?

500
A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing, is referred to by something closely associated with it.
What is Metonymy?
500

The continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next

What is Enjambment?

500

Blending senses to create vivid imagery; example "bitter cold"

What is Synesthesia? 

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