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Literary Terms
By: Tyana Battle
Literary Devices
• a literary or linguistic technique that produces a specific effect, esp. a
figure of speech, narrative style, or plot mechanism
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Hyperbole
A hyperbole is a literary device wherein the author uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate
and overemphasize the basic statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable effect.
• Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Simile
Simile- The practice of drawing parallels or comparisons between two unrelated and
dissimilar things, people, beings, places and concepts. Similes are marked by the use of the
words ‘as’ or ‘such as’ or ‘like’.
• Example: He is like a mouse in front of the teacher.
Metaphor
A metaphor compares two things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
• Example: David was a beast on the football field tonight.
• Ty is a Night Owl.
Onomatopoeia
The term ‘onomatopoeia’ refers to words whose very sound is very close to the sound they are meant to depict. • Example: Quack, quack went the ducks as we threw
them our stale bread.• Zip! My dress was fastened and I was finally ready for
the wedding.
Synecdoche
A synecdoche is a literary devices that uses a part of something to refer to the whole. • Example: All hands on deck.• Get your butt over here and sit down.
Oxymoron
Oxymoron is a combination of two contradictory terms.
Example: Jumbo shrimp.
Euphemism
The term ‘euphemism’ is used to refer to the literary practice of using a comparatively milder or
less abrasive form of a negative description instead of its original, unsympathetic form.
• Example: The woman passed away in her sleep.
Idiom
An expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual word.• Example: My dad flipped out when his car
was stolen.
Cliché
An expression that has lost its power or originality from overuse.
• Example: You are moving as slow as molasses.
Pun
A humorous play on words, often involving double meaning.• Example: Santa’s helpers are known as subordinate
Clauses.• I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it
hit me.• I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang,
but eventually it came back to me.
Alliteration
Alliteration is a literary device where words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound
group. Whether it is the consonant sound or a specific vowel group, the alliteration involves creating a repetition of similar
sounds in the sentence. • Example: Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
Analogy
An analogy is a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the
purpose of explanation or clarification• Example: A car is to a garage as a hamburger is
to a bun.
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