literary devices

• irony


  dramatic, verbal, situational
• situational 


  the opposite of what is expected happens
• dramatic


  the audience is aware of something the character is not
• verbal


  the speaker mean something other than what they actually spoke
• simile


  comparing 2 unlike things using like or as
• metaphor


  a comparison of unlike things without using like or as
• personification


  giving human characteristics to objects

  ex. the clouds danced in the sky
• oxymoron 


  two contradictory words together in one phrase
• onomatopoeia


  a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing
• alliteration


  two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry that share the same beginning sound

  ex. the big bad bear
• hyperbole


  the exaggeration of a phrase to add dramatic effect or to be humorous
• euphemism


  polite, indirect expressions that replace words that may be unpleasant or rude
• pun


  play on words to create a humorous effect by using a word that suggests 2 or more meanings

  ex. "knock knock"

  "whos there"

  "orange"

  "orange who?"

  "orange you glad i wasnt a banana?!"
• rhyme pattern/scheme


  pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or stanza
• stanza


  a group of lines in a poem