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literary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds within a group of words |
| Imagery | the use of vivid descriptions to create a mental image in the reader’s mind |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two things, usually by stating that one thing is another |
| Personification | a figure of speech that attributes human characteristics, emotion, and behavior to animals and inanimate objects or ideas |
| Refrain | a sound, word, phrase, or line repeated regularly in a poem. |
| Rhyme | a repetition of similar sounds at the end of two or more consecutive sentences. |
| Simile | a rhetorical device used to compare two things using the words “like”, “as”, or “than.” |
| Stanzas | a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph. |
| Repetition | when words are repeated in order to make a stronger impact on the reader. |
| Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
| Onomatopoeia | a type of word that sounds like what it does. |
| Hyperbole | is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech |
| Pun | is a joke based on the interplay of homophones — words with the same pronunciation but different meanings. |
| Figurative Language | is a literary device that uses words or phrases for effect, humorous, or exaggeration purposes, instead of their literal translation. |
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