Literary Deceives 1
Comparison using like or as
Simile
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
Personification
The use of picture making words
Imagery
The words, sounds, or phrases are used more than once to create emphasis
Repetition
A roundabout phrase that seeks to disguise something
Euphemism
Balancing ideas of equal importance
Parallelism
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
The choice of words to correspond to sounds
Onomatopoeia
Saying the opposite of what is meant in a manner that clearly indicates what the speaker thinks
Verbal Irony
A situation in which the author and the reader share knowledge that the character is unaware of
Dramatic Irony
Contains contradicting ideas but may be true
Paradox
A term closely associated with another is used in its place
Metonymy
The exact definition of a word
Denotation
Implied suggestion, feeling and atmosphere a word creates
Connotation
Tells a story
Narrative Poetry
A statement used so much it loses its effectiveness
Cliche
A reference to a person, place or thing that has significance
Allusion
The same consonant day repeatedly used
Consonance
Words are addressed to a person or thing or to a personified idea
Apostrophe
No rhyme or specific rhyme pattern
Free Verse Poetry
The same vowel sound is used
Assonance
A play on words
Pun
The repetition of an s, sh, or z sound
Sibilance
A word referring to a part of something is used as a substitute for the whole
Synecdoche
Uses monologue or Dialogue to express the emotions or personality of the speaker
Dramatic Poetry