Figurative Language
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Metaphor
This device is what we call it when the writer invokes at least one of the five senses (see, touch, taste, smell, hear).
Imagery
This is when the audience is given a glimpse of what occurred in the past before the events of the story take place
Flashback
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Symbolism
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Paradox
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
This is when the author gives hints about future events in the text
Foreshadowing
Personification
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Allusion
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
Onomatopeia
The narrator's attitude or voice throughout the story that shapes the narrative in their view.
Tone
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Metaphor
Idiom
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
When the author uses language to mean one thing even though the language typically means the opposite to achieve a funny or emphatic effect.
Irony
a decorative design or pattern / a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.
Motif
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
Euphemism
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
Oxymoron
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
Point of View
a collection of universal artistic structures that are typical of all works of literature and frequently employed by writers to give meaning and a logical framework to their works through language.
Literary Devices