Literary Devices Review

A person/place/thing/event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself.

The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.

A contrast between expectation and reality. There are three types of this literary device.

Humorous use of a word/phrase to suggest its different meanings/applications; a play on words

This type of irony involves a contrast between what is said/written and what is really meant.

The use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning.

The reversal of the normal word order of a sentence.

A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.

A comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like, as, than, or resembles. 

A figure of speech in which an object or animal has human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

This irony occurs when the audience or the reader knows something a character doesn't know.

An expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the words. LIT DEVICE?

The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.

Literary Devices are an example of what kind of language?

A reference to a statement/a person/a place/event, from literature/history/sports/science, etc

Way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area/certain group of people

This type of irony occurs when what happens is very different from what is expected to happen.

FigurativeLanguage is a tool authors use to help readers visualize what is happening in a story

The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals.

Language that appeals to the senses.

An intentionally exaggerated figure of speech.

An imaginative comparison between 2 unlike things in which 1 thing is said to be another.