Figurative Language and other Literary Devices – Flashcards
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Simile
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Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
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Metaphor
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Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
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Personification
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Giving somthing human characteristics
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Allusion
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Referencing to another literary work, to allude to something
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Hyperbole
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Exaggeration to show strong feeling or effect
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Synonym
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having the same meaning as a given word
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Antonym
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having the opposite meaning of a given word
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Oxymoron
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two words close together that seem to contradict each other; opposites
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Homonyms
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words that sound the same but have different meaning and different spelling
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Puns
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A play with words; usually humorous; one can see two meanings in the words given
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Idiom
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a saying that is well known to many; words that do not mean what they literally say
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I had the name on the tip of my tongue.
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Idiom
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He's a beast!
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Metaphor
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I was angry when fighting Faith, and I felt that I lost my Faith.
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Pun
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Teddy bears are never hungry because they are always stuffed.
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Pun
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He's the peanut to my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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Metaphor
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She's such a dumb smart person; she has an A in Chemistry but chose not to do her Chemistry Project, which takes up twenty percent of her grade.
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Oxymoron (dumb smart)
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Their (possessive), There (place), They're (contradiction = they are)
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Homoymns
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Cold and hot are what to each other?
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Antonyms
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Onomatopoeia
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A word that makes a sound
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Splat! Bang!
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Onomatopoeia
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an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either grammatically or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements
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idiom
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Allusion
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a statement that refers to something without mentioning it directly;an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; the act of making an indirect reference to something
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To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead, Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"—
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Biblical Allusion (the poet makes a reference to the Bible when he mentions Lazarus)
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"This was a Herculean Task,"grunted Jessie as he put down the heavy boxes.
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Mythological Allusion (He is referencing to Hercules from the Greek Myths)
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She is no Bella Swan, and I would hate it if she was responsible for my salvation.
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Allusion (this is a reference to a TV Show, Once Upon a Time, when they mentioned the main character, Bella Swan.)
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I failed my test; my parents are going to kill me!
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Hyperbole (exaggeration)
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Her eyes were screaming at me as I walked into the room.
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Personification (eyes cannot really scream at you)
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The cake was calling my name as I sat down at the kitchen table for super.
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Personification
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Analogy
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the act of comparing two things that are alike in some way
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Graceful:Ungainly::Flattery:Derogatory
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Analogy
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when a piece of work makes a reference to something in the Bible
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Biblical Allusion
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when a piece of work makes a reference to something in another work of literarture
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Literary Allusion
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when a piece of work makes a reference to something in Greek Mythology
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Mythological Allusion
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She looks like a beautiful flower in her colorful dress.
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Simile
