Literary Devices Sec.5

What is Imagery?

• • figures of speech used to make comparisons. Simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things

• • the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) to create a vivid mental picture or sensory experience for the reader.

• • the recurrence of words, phrases, or ideas in a piece of literature. It is used for emphasis, creating rhythm, or highlighting a theme.

• • a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs, often for humorous or dramatic effect.

What is a simile?

• figures of speech used to make comparisons, using "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things

• • the placement of two or more contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.

• • makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things.

• • the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) to create a vivid mental picture or sensory experience for the reader.

What is a metaphor?

• • a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification, often highlighting similarities between them.

• • a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities or objects.

• • makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things.

• • use of symbols to represent ideas, concepts, or qualities beyond their literal meaning.

What is repetition?

• where there is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs, often for humorous or dramatic effect.

• • Repetition involves the recurrence of words, phrases, or ideas in a piece of literature. It is used for emphasis, creating rhythm, or highlighting a theme.

• • a narrative device that interrupts the chronological flow of a story to present an event that occurred earlier.

• • the placement of two or more contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.

What is Irony?

• • analogy is a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification, often highlighting similarities between them.

• • the use of symbols to represent ideas, concepts, or qualities beyond their literal meaning.

• • the placement of two or more contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.

• • where there is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs, often for humorous or dramatic effect.

What is foreshadowing?

• • a narrative device that interrupts the chronological flow of a story to present an event that occurred earlier.

• • is the placement of two or more contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.

• • is a literary device in which the author hints at events or developments that will occur later in the story.

• • is the use of symbols to represent ideas, concepts, or qualities beyond their literal meaning.

what is flashback?

• • a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification, often highlighting similarities between them.

• • a narrative device that interrupts the chronological flow of a story to present an event that occurred earlier.

• • a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities or objects.

• • is the placement of two or more contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.

what is juxtaposition?

• • is the placement of two or more contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.

• • narrative device that interrupts the chronological flow of a story to present an event that occurred earlier.

• • the use of symbols to represent ideas, concepts, or qualities beyond their literal meaning.

• • a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification, often highlighting similarities between them.

What is symbolism?

• • is the placement of two or more contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.

• • is the use of symbols/images to represent ideas, concepts, or qualities beyond their literal meaning.

• a literary device in which the author hints at events or developments that will occur later in the story.

• the recurrence of words, phrases, or ideas in a piece of literature. It is used for emphasis, creating rhythm, or highlighting a theme.

What is analogy?

• • the use of symbols to represent ideas, concepts, or qualities beyond their literal meaning.

• • a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities or objects.

• • a comparison between two things for explanation, making connections to concepts familiar in real life.

• • is the placement of two or more contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences.