Remember
a literary device that uses words or phrases for effect, humorous, or exaggeration purposes, instead of their literal translation
Figurative language
a literary technique that places two distinctly dissimilar things side by side to bring out their differences.
Juxtaposition
a figure of speech that describes something to be something else, but uses the words “like” or “as” to do so.
Similie
a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words.
rhyme
a blend of unharmonious sounds.
Cacophony
a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction.
parallelism
the attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman objects.
Anthropomorphism
a literary device that places opposite words, ideas, or qualities parallel to each other.
Antithesis
the use of the same word or phrase multiple times
the use of the same word or phrase multiple times
the repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences, clauses, or poetic lines
Anaphora
a literary element that serves as a contrast to the main character, or the protagonist.
Foil
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.
Allusion
describes the rhythm (or pattern of beats) in a line of poetry.
Meter
the attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.
tone
a figure of speech in which the natural world (or some part of it) is treated as though it had human emotions.
pathetic fallacy
figure of speech in which the name of an object or concept is replaced with a word closely related to or suggested by the original,
Metonymy
a statement, pair of statements, or even the exploration of an idea that seems contradictory upon first glance.
Paradox
a literary device that makes use of the repetition of vowel sounds to create mood, tone, and rhythm in poetry or prose
Assonance
the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader.
mood
the combining of words to create a pleasing sound.
Euphony
a figure of speech in which a specific part of something is used to refer to the whole thing.
Synecdoche
something has been divided into two parts.
Dichotomy
a literary device that occurs when two words have the same consonant sound following different vowel sounds.
Consonance
the style of either spoken or written word as determined by word choice
diction