Literary Devices flash cards

Set: Literary Devices

Term	Definition
Hyperbole	An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I was so embarrassed I could have died.).
Idiomatic language	An expression peculiar to itself grammatically or that cannot be understood if taken literally (e.g., Let’s get on the ball.).
Irony	The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.
Literary conflict	The struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot.
Literary elements	The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
Literary devices	Tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the writing (e.g., dialogue, alliteration).
Literary structures	The author’s method of organizing text (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks).
Metaphor	The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., That new kid in class is really a squirrel.).
Meter	The repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
Personification	An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced about the lawn.).
Alliteration:	The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
Allusion:	An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place or event.
Figurative language:	Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

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