Literary Devices I
When a person says something but means the opposite.
What is Verbal Irony?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
What is Allusion?
This is a comparison using "like" or "as."
What is Simile?
Examining who we are and the journey to understand ourselves better.
What is Identity and Self-discovery?
What is this an example of?
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."
What is a Pun?
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a sequence of words.
What is Alliteration?
Placing two or more ideas, characters, words, or actions side by side for the purpose of highlighting their contrasting features.
What is Juxtapositon?
A discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs.
What is Situational Irony?
Exploring the impact of technological advancements on individuals and communities.
What is Technology and Society?
What is this an example of?
Saying "passed away" instead of "died" to soften the impact of the news.
What is Euphemism?
Words that imitate the sound they describe.
What is Onomatopoeia.
A figure of speech that compares two different things, suggesting that they are alike in some way.
What is Metaphor?
This refers to giving human qualities to non human things, or life like qualities to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
Narratives that focus on the growth and maturity of characters as they transition from youth to adulthood.
What is Coming of Age?
What is this an example of?
The bees buzzed around the flowers in the garden.
What is Onomatopoeia?
A literary device where the author hints at future events in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
The use of this is to represent ideas, qualities, or concepts beyond their literal meaning.
What is Symbolism?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is Hyperbole?
Considering the influence of genetics and environment on an individual's development.
What is Nature vs. Nurture?
George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is an (BLANK) representing the Russian Revolution.
What is Allegory?
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize or mock people's stupidity or vices, often with a social or political context.
What is Satire?
When the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
A play on words that have similar sounds but different meanings, often for humorous or rhetorical effect.
What is a Pun?
Exploring the desire for independence and the act of resisting authority or established norms.
What is Freedom and Rebellion?
What is this an example of?
"Jumbo shrimp"
What is Oxymoron?