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50 LITERARY DEVICES (DEFINITIONS) – BC ENGLISH 12


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alliteration the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words

assonance the repetition of vowel sounds

consonance the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words

when the writer uses line breaks meaningfully and abruptly to either
enjambment
emphasize a point or to create dual meanings

when the writer or speaker uses their descriptions to access the senses
imagery
of the reader of listener

when the writer or speaker knowingly repeats a word or group of words


repetition
for effect

rhyme when the end or final sound of two or more words are identical

when the arrangement of words creates an audible pattern or beat when


rhythm
read out loud
onomatopoeia when the words sound like what they mean

an accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the


idiom
literal

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of


simile
different kinds (usually formed with ‘like’ or ‘as’)

metaphor a comparison between two unlike things

a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion,


hyperbole
make a point, or evoke humor

personification representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

meter a pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables in poetry

end rhyme rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry

a story, play, or picture in which characters or settings are used as


allegory
symbols or abstract ideas

a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the


allusion
author assumes the reader will recognize
slant rhyme two words that have some sound in common but do not rhyme exactly

tone the attitude a writer takes towards a subject, character, or the reader

internal rhyme rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end

diction a writer’s or speaker’s choice of words

oxymoron an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined

cacophony loud, harsh, or disagreeable sounds

blank verse poetic form written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

free verse poetic form that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme

a type of poem that is meant to be sung and is both lyric and narrative in
ballad
nature

colloquial
informal language; language that is “conversational”
language

an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered


euphemism
unpleasant
elegy A sad or mournful poem, especially one mourning the dead

irony a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens

foil two characters that highlight each other by their differences

foreshadowing the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

juxtaposition placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast

lyric a short poem of songlike quality

monologue a speech made by one actor or speaker

a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has


ode
stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet

paradox an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth

a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar
pun
sounds but different meanings

rhetorical
a question asked for an effect, not actually requiring an answer
question
sarcasm harsh words intended to hurt someone

a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or


satire
derision

symbol something that stands for or represents something else

understatement saying less than one means, for effect

wit intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights

stream of a style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow
consciousness of thoughts in the human mind

Fourteen-line poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and has


sonnet
one of several rhyme schemes.

epiphany a moment of sudden realization or insight

an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person


epitaph
buried there

atmosphere The emotional mood created by a literary work


Tags: Poetry

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