A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
"She is as vicious as a lion" is an example of this literary device.
What is a simile?
"What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" is an example of this literary device.
What is a metaphor?
When human qualities are given to an object or abstract idea
What is personification?
Hints given by an author about events that are to come later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
Language that appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of this literary device.
What is hyperbole?
"The wind moaned, beckoning me to come outside" is an example of this literary device.
What is personification?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
What is repetition?
A contradiction between what is expected and what actually is
What is irony?
In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo commits suicide in order to be with Juliet; however, the audience (unlike poor Romeo) knows that Juliet is not actually dead—just asleep. This is an example of this literary device.
What is dramatic irony?
"When all at once I saw a crowd, / A host of golden Daffodils; / Beside the Lake, beneath the trees, / Fluttering and dancing in the breeze" is an example of this literary device.
What is imagery?
When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
What is dramatic irony?
Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity.
What is assonance?
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
What is tone?
"Stop acting so smart—it’s not like you’re Einstein or something" is an example of this literary device.
What is allusion?
"And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside" is an example of this literary device.
What is repetition?
a cultural reference to an outside literary work, historical event, etc.
What is an allusion?
Episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections
What is comic relief?
A central idea in a piece of writing or other work of art
What is theme?
“Careful, now. You don’t want to go opening Pandora’s Box" is an example of this literary device.
What is an allusion?
"I lie down by the side of my bride" is an example of this literary device.
What is assonance?