Literary Terms Gil Gomez. Analogy A similarity between like features of two things... Wheel is to Bike as Tire is to Car In is to out as Up is to Down.

Literary TermsLiterary Terms

Gil GomezGil Gomez

AnalogyAnalogy

A similarity between A similarity between like features of two like features of two things. things.

. . Wheel is to Bike as Tire is to Car

In is to out as Up is In is to out as Up is to Downto Down

HyperboleHyperbole

• Figure of speech Figure of speech not intended to be not intended to be taken literally.taken literally.

• It is going to take a It is going to take a b'zillion years to b'zillion years to get through get through Medical School. Medical School.

• I ate the whole I ate the whole cow. cow.

ParadoxParadox

Proposition that seems Proposition that seems self-contradictory or self-contradictory or absurd but in reality absurd but in reality expresses a possible expresses a possible truth. truth.

If you get this If you get this message, call me; if message, call me; if you don't, then don't you don't, then don't worry about it. worry about it.

The man who wrote The man who wrote suce a stupid sentence suce a stupid sentence cannot write at all cannot write at all

SimileSimile

A figure of speech A figure of speech in which two unlike in which two unlike things are explicitly things are explicitly compared.compared.

Playing cards with Playing cards with Sam is like trying Sam is like trying to outsmart a to outsmart a Vegas slot Vegas slot machine. machine.

Jill choked and Jill choked and said, “These said, “These donuts are like donuts are like (Texas dust).” (Texas dust).”

MetaphorMetaphor

A figure of speech in A figure of speech in which a term or which a term or phrase is applied to phrase is applied to something to which it something to which it is not literally is not literally applicable in order to applicable in order to suggest a suggest a resemblance resemblance

A lifetime is a day, A lifetime is a day, death is sleep; a death is sleep; a lifetime is a year, lifetime is a year, death is winter.. death is winter..

Life is a precious Life is a precious possession, death is possession, death is a loss.. a loss..

Rhyme

Identity in sound of some part, esp. the end, of words or lines of verse.

"Hey, why don't I just go eat some hay, make things out of clay, lay by the bay? I just may! What do ya say?"

"Whose woods these are I think I know,His house is in the village though.

Alliteration

The commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter

Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August

Quincy’s quilters quit quilting quickly.

IronyIrony

The use of words to The use of words to convey a meaning convey a meaning that is the opposite that is the opposite of its literal of its literal meaning.meaning.

.in a word-count of .in a word-count of obituaries, the obituaries, the word "life" is word "life" is usually the most usually the most common.common.

a guy named his a guy named his cat Cerberus (a cat Cerberus (a three headed dog.) three headed dog.)

ImageryImagery

Figurative description or Figurative description or illustration.illustration.

Though I was on the Though I was on the sheer face of a mountain, sheer face of a mountain, the feeling of swinging the feeling of swinging through the air was through the air was euphoric, almost like euphoric, almost like flying without wings. flying without wings. The music coursed The music coursed through us, shaking our through us, shaking our bodies as if it came from bodies as if it came from within us.within us.

onomatopoeiaonomatopoeiaThe use of imitative The use of imitative and naturally and naturally suggestive words for suggestive words for rhetorical effect. rhetorical effect.

Bang! Bang!

Clink! Clank! clunk, Clink! Clank! clunk, clatter!clatter!

PersonificationPersonification

a character portrayal a character portrayal or representation in a or representation in a dramatic or literary dramatic or literary workwork

She did not realize She did not realize that opportunity was that opportunity was knocking at her door. knocking at her door.

The run down house The run down house appeared depressed. appeared depressed.

ForeshadowingForeshadowing

to show or indicate to show or indicate beforehandbeforehand

Disney has many Disney has many classic movies and classic movies and 101 Dalmatians is just 101 Dalmatians is just one of them.one of them.

The picture highlights The picture highlights the life of a young the life of a young deer that grows to deer that grows to maturity in a deep maturity in a deep forest while forest while transcending tragedy. transcending tragedy.

FlashbackFlashback

A device in the A device in the narrative of a motion narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by picture, novel, etc., by which an event or which an event or scene taking place scene taking place before the present.before the present.

Examples:Examples: When you go back in When you go back in

the story.the story.

While the While the flashbackflashback is common in literary is common in literary presentations--novels, presentations--novels, drama, television drama, television programs--it need not programs--it need not be restricted to the be restricted to the