1. Literary Devices
Terms 41-55

2. Giving an inanimate object human-like qualities
Personification
Giving an inanimate object human-like qualities
Example: The teacup was talking to the table.

3. A play on words (similar words but different meanings)
Pun
A play on words (similar words but different meanings)
Example: When the father buffalo said goodbye to his son, he said “bison.”

4. Repetition
When a writer or speaker knowingly repeats a word or a group of words for effect
Example:

5. A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer
Rhetorical Question
A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer
Example: What is the meaning of life?

6. Rhythm
When the arrangement of words creates an audible pattern or beat when read out loud
Example: Once upon a midnight dreary...

7. Harsh words intended to hurt someone
Sarcasm
Harsh words intended to hurt someone
Example: YEAH….

8. Satire
A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
Example: A Modest Proposal

9. A comparison using like or as
Simile
A comparison using like or as
Example: A school day is like a lifetime sentence.

10. Slant Rhyme
Two words that have some sound in common but do not rhyme exactly

11. Sonnet
Fourteen line poem that is written in iambic pentameter and has a specific rhyme scheme (Exp. Sonnet 18)

12. Stream of Consciousness
A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind

13. Symbol
Something that stands for or represents something else
Example: “Snowy Egret”

14. The writer’s attitude toward a particular subject or character
Tone
The writer’s attitude toward a particular subject or character
Example: Sherman Alexie’s characterization of Earl shows that he is disapproving of racist individuals

15. Saying less than what one means for effect
Understatement
Saying less than what one means for effect
Example: (Bleeding profusely) It’s just a scratch.

16. Wit
Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights