Literary Devices

4. Writers keep these “crafty tricks” up their sleeves to add flavor to their stories
5. We had to call Ms. Struck this during "Lamb to the Slaughter"
7. The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning (verbal, situational, dramatic)
10. Description evoking the major senses (sound, sight, taste, touch, smell)
15. The repetition of consontant sounds
16. The use of words that sound a like (boat/coat; swing/thing)
17. The prevailing feeling or atmosphere of a poem or piece of literature
19. The placing side-by-side of two things in order to create an effect
20. A figure of speech in which a person that is not present is addressed. A speaker may also address a thing (object) that is unable to respond.
21. Using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis
24. A direct comparison of two unlike things
26. Giving an object human-like characteristics (The flowers danced in the breeze)
27. The type of irony present if a fire station burned down.
28. When words stretch their meaning, take creative leaps, or get imaginative, they become this.
29. Words that sound like what they mean/are (i.e. Moo! Bang. Crash!)
31. An object, person, or place used to represent something else (i.e. Nike swoosh).

1. The type of irony the most connected to sarcasm.
2. If you say exactly what you mean—zero exaggeration—you’re being this.
3. A 'fixed' saying that has a certain meaning, unrelated to the actual image brought to mind by the phrase (i.e. break a leg!)
6. A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true (i.e. I am nobody)
8. It’s the “beat” in your feet when you read a poem aloud—what is this poetic pulse called?
9. An extreme exaggeration (i.e. 'I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse).
11. If a text subtly nods at Beyoncé, Shakespeare, or the Bible, it’s using this technique.
12. The repetition of vowel sounds
13. What do talking snowmen, heroic cars, and friendly sponges have in common? This technique.
14. A comparison using "like" or "as" (Ogres are like onions).
18. A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
22. (N.) literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm;
23. The type of irony present in "Lamb to the Slaughter" when the reader knows whats happening but not the chters
25. Peter Piper’s pickled peppers prove the power of this sound-starting technique.
30. A contradictory word pair (i.e. jumbo shrimp; small crowd; living dead)