-comparison using "like" or "as" Ex. "My love is like a red, red rose."

-comparison of two unlike objects that does not use like or as, Ex. "Life is a broken-winged bird/ That cannot fly."

-repetition of the initial consonant, Ex. "Success is counted sweetest/ By those who ne'er succeed."/ "The silent, swift serpent."

-repetition of vowel sounds within words, Ex. "The moon never beams without bringing me dreams."

-giving objects human characteristics, Ex. "The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me."

-a word sounding like what it means, Ex. "snarled and rattled."

-exaggeration for effect, Ex. "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?"

-combination of two contradictory words, Ex. "doubtful joy"

-use of concrete detail, pictures that appeal to the senses, Ex."Out, out, brief candle!/ Life's but a walking shadow."

-a question asked only for effect or to make a statement, not to get an answer, Ex. "Why was I born?"

-the insertion of a scene showing an earlier event, often one that took place before the opening scene of a literary work

-refers to a situation or event that is opposite of what is or might be expected

-repeating of a word or group of words for effect

-the representation of ideas or things by symbols

-the representation of ideas or moral principles by means of symbolic characters, events or objects (fables)

-common expression, not meant to be taken literally, Ex. "Break a Leg", "A piece of cake."

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Literary Techniques

for Regents Exam

Term	Definition
Simile	-comparison using "like" or "as" Ex. "My love is like a red, red rose."
Metaphor	-comparison of two unlike objects that does not use like or as, Ex. "Life is a broken-winged bird/ That cannot fly."
Alliteration	-repetition of the initial consonant, Ex. "Success is counted sweetest/ By those who ne'er succeed."/ "The silent, swift serpent."
Assonance	-repetition of vowel sounds within words, Ex. "The moon never beams without bringing me dreams."
Personification	-giving objects human characteristics, Ex. "The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me."
Onomatopoeia	-a word sounding like what it means, Ex. "snarled and rattled."
Hyperbole	-exaggeration for effect, Ex. "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?"
Oxymoron	-combination of two contradictory words, Ex. "doubtful joy"
Imagery	-use of concrete detail, pictures that appeal to the senses, Ex."Out, out, brief candle!/ Life's but a walking shadow."
Rhetorical question	-a question asked only for effect or to make a statement, not to get an answer, Ex. "Why was I born?"
Flashback	-the insertion of a scene showing an earlier event, often one that took place before the opening scene of a literary work
Irony	-refers to a situation or event that is opposite of what is or might be expected
Repetition	-repeating of a word or group of words for effect
Symbolism	-the representation of ideas or things by symbols
Allegory	-the representation of ideas or moral principles by means of symbolic characters, events or objects (fables)
Idiom	-common expression, not meant to be taken literally, Ex. "Break a Leg", "A piece of cake."

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