Figurative Language/Literary Devices – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Bettina Hugo
idiom
All eyes were glued to the TV.
idiom
Don’t be so down in the dumps.
idiom
My teacher showered me with praises.
alliteration
Randy wrapped a red ribbon around the rattle.
alliteration
The mischievous mice missed their midnight meal.
hyperbole
I counted a MILLION sheep before I fell asleep.
metaphor
Ted was a nervous cat as he worried about his appointment.
simile
Her eyes flashed like lighting.
metaphor
My mouth was a dry desert.
onomatopoeia
The honeybee BUZZED as it zoomed from flower to flower.
onomatopoeia
The water GURGLED down the sink.
analogy
A shoe is to a foot as a tire is to a wheel.
analogy
Sheep is to lamb as bear is to cub.
personification
During the earthquake, the dishes danced on the table.
personification
The sun wrapped its arms around me.
hyperbole
Mrs. White has x-ray vision – she knows what you are thinking.
metaphor
My cat is such a feather, I could carry her around for hours.
personification
The moon winked in the midnight sky.
metaphor
The houses opposite were mere phantoms.
onomatopoeia
The clock on the mantle ticked away the hours.
Foreshadowing
The author’s device of providing clues to suggest what may happen later in the story. Flash forward
Foil
Situations, events or characters that are completely opposite of each other. Scrooge vs nephew
Allusion
A reference to a famous historical, mythological, religious, or literary person or event.
Theme
Authors message or central idea of the story. Exp. Good vs Evil,
Pathos (Greek)
The quality in literature which stimulates pity or sorrow in the reader. Playing on emotions
Logos (Greek)
Logical “common sense part of thinking”
Ethos (Greek)
Ethical part of us that wants to “do the right thing”.
Pun
A play on words in which two different meaning for the same word or two words that sound alike. This is used in humorous manner.
