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Literary Devices
Use this to study literary devices to prepare for your ELA final!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Idiom | An expression that cannot be interpreted literally. EX: It's raining cats and dogs. |
| Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but actually reveals a deeper truth. EX: This is the beginning of the end. |
| Satire | A style of writing that mocks and pokes fun at a person, belief, or group of people in order to challenge them. EX: Shrek is a satire of hero movies replacing romantic themes with crude jokes. |
| Symbol | A person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and something beyond itself. EX: A dove is used to represent peace. |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that imitate sounds. EX: Buzz; crackle; pop |
| Alliteration | Repetition of the same beginning consonant sounds in nearby words. EX: The Wind Whispered through the woods. |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration for effect. EX: I've told you a million times. |
| Oxymoron | A phrase that combines two contradictory terms. EX: Deafening Silence |
| Analogy | Comparison based on resemblance of some parts of otherwise unlike things. Example: a pilot is to an airplane as a teacher is to a classroom. |
| Colloquialism | Words and phrases that are part of our everyday speech, but that are not part of our formal language. EX: Ain't; Bet, Bougie. |
| Simile | When two things are compared using "like" or "as". EX: Her smile was as bright as the sun. |
| Metaphor | A direct comparison of two thing; stating that one thing is the other. EX: Time is a thief. |
| Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature. EX: He was a real Romeo with the ladies. |
| Irony | A contrast between what is expected and what really happens. EX: A thief breaks in but instead of stealing things he leaves money. |
| Flashback | Action that interrupts the sequence of events in order to relate an earlier incident or set of events. EX: In "The Diary of Anne Frank" when Otto is remembering everything in the secret annex while he is reading Anne's Diary. |
| Sarcasm | Verbal irony expressed by saying the opposite of what you mean. EX: You had a terrible day but you say "Oh what a great day I've had!" in a tone indicating it's the opposite. |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to nonhuman things. EX: The sun smiled down on us. |
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