Literary Devices

One thing (object, person, place) used to represent something else

A recurring feature in a literary work that is related to the theme.

The underlying main idea of a literary work.  

When the reader or audience knows something a character does not.

A Japanese poem with 17 syllables that paints a mental picture

"All the world's a stage." is an example of a 

"Everyone knows that!” is an example of:

A reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work

Sally was so spectacular that she scored splendidly on her super test!

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.

Hint of what is to come in a literary work.

The author’s attitude toward the subject of a work or audience

3rd person point of view uses which pronoun

"Slap, crash, hush,” are three examples of these types of words that sound like their meaning.

When an inanimate object is given human characteristics.

1^st person point of view uses which pronoun?

Type or category to which a literary work belongs.

“Her breath is like rotten cheese,” is an example of what?

A phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory, such as “ugly beautiful”.

The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities