MAAN Literary Devices

Front

A character unintentionally uses a word in place of another that sounds the same but has opposite meaning

Back

Malapropism

Front

A character addresses someone that is not on the stage

Back

Apostrophe

Front

A word is repeated at the end of successive clauses

Back

Epistrophe

Front

Human characteristics are given to non-human things

Back

Personification

Front

One item is named as a substitute to represent another, usually larger, category.

Back

Metonymy

Front

A direct comparison made without using "like" or "as"

Back

Metaphor

Front

A joke that is a play on the sound and meaning of a word

Back

Pun

Front

A reference to a well known person, place, event, or story

Back

Allusion

Front

Two words that have opposite or contradictory meanings placed next to each other

Back

Oxymoron

Front

A character talks to themselves about their emotions and innermost thoughts

Back

Soliloquy