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Meter
The rhythm of the poem
Simile
Compares things using "like" or "as"
"She has a heart of gold"
Metaphor
What device gives human traits to something non-human?
Personification
What device uses humor to criticize?
Satire
Diction
Word choice and way to use words
Stanza
a group of lines, like a paragraph in a poem
"The city was bustling with cars and pedestrians going to a from their various places of work"
Realism
Which literary device refers to the way words are organized in a piece of writing?
Syntax
What device refers to the use of extreme exaggeration to make a point?
Hyperbole
Mood
An emotional response the author wishes to evoke in the reader
Alliteration
occurrence of the same letter or sound
"Chocolate is my Achilles' heel"
Allusion
What is the word for a reacurring element that appears repeatedly in a story?
Motif
What is the word for two contradicting words put together>
Oxymoron
Soliloquy
Dramatic device, said out loud when thought to be alone but said out loud
Apostrophe
Poem where directly addressing the subject
"Beauty and the beast" "sweet and sour" "tortoise and hare"
Juxtaposition
What is the word for a statement that first contradicts itself but later makes sense?
Paradox
What is the word for the emotional or cultural feeling behind a word?
Connotation
Allegory
A story used to convey truth generalization throughout actions or people.
Anaphora
repetition of a word or sound
"The white house made a statement" "He spoke with the press"
Metonymy
What is an understatement that uses negative words for a positive meaning (not bad)?
Litotes
What device uses repetition of a vowel sound in nearby stressed syllables?
Assonance