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SS E2 Lit Ele

Summer School, English 2, literary elements and poetic devices

TermDefinition
alliteration same consonant sound at the beginning
assonance similar vowel sound in the middle
consonance similar consonant sound at the end
connotation implied meaning or emotion, word association
denotation dictionary meaning
tone the writer's emotion
mood the reader's emotion
personification applying human traits or characteristics to non-human
metaphor comparing without like or as
simile comparing with like or as
hyperbole exaggeration
repetition repeating a word or phrase for effect
onomatopoeia words that imitate sound
irony difference between appearance and truth
imagery words appealing to the senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste)
monologue a long speech by one person
epigraph a short quotation at the beginning of work that suggests the theme
adage a proverb or short saying expressing truth
Created by: PRO Teacher gossxa
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