Literary Terms and Devices List 1

when a character speaks to himself or herself, without acknowledging the presence others

prediction of the future by interpreting a bible verse or literary passage

a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

word that are appear to contradict one another

the substitution of the name of an object for the attribute of that object

interruptions inserting past events in order to provide background or context to current events

the narrator knows everything; all thought, feelings, and action of the characters in the story

dramatic speech delivered by a s single character in a play

a reference in literature to another work or something that is commonly known by the audience

purposely leaving out conjunctions in the sentence

a reader knows the thoughts of only one character

a figure of speech where the order of first of two clauses is reversed in the second

repetitive consonant sounds produced within a sentence or phrase

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite,

an actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not heard by other actors on stage

a figure of speech in which a specific idea is represented in terms of character or event

the use of informal words and phrases that typically is used in ordinary conversation.

a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession

dictionary definition of a word

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

the repetition of the same word or expression at the beginning of two or more lines or clauses

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of successive words

when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sounds

condition in which one of the five senses simultaneously stimulates another sense.

a recurrent image, symbol, theme character type, subject, or narrative detail

language that is used to create a picture that appeals to the senses or creates a visual

placing two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions side by side

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

words or whose sound suggests its meaning

feeling or associations with a word

the way in which words and sentences are placed together in writing to convey a certain meaning

exaggeration

told from the narrator's perspective using I, me, my, mine in his or her speech

a mild word or expression substituted for one considered to be more harsh

using the same pattern of words or similar grammatical structure

the use of an object, person, situation, or word to represent an idea, image, belief, or action

attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object

a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a conclusion