LITERARY DEVICES

Miss Pinker
Engilsh II and Honors English II
ALLITERATION
when two or more words of
a word group start with the
same letter, as in apt
alliteration's artful aid.
ALLUSION
figure of speech which
makes brief reference to an
historical, mythological,
biblical, or literary figure,
event, or object.
PROTAGONIST/ANTAGONIST
the character
against whom the
protagonist struggles
or contends.
the main character of
a who conflicts with
the antagonist.
APOSTROPHE
addressing someone or
something, usually not
present, as though
present
ASSONANCE
rhyme in which the same
vowel sounds are used with
different consonants in the
stressed syllables of the
rhyming words, as in
penitent and reticence.
DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION
a word that names or
signifies something
specific: Wind is the
denotation for air in
natural motion. Poodle is
the denotation for a
certain breed of dog.
something suggested
or implied by a word
or thing, rather than
being explicitly
named or described.
DICTION
an authors
choice of words
HYPERBOLE
an extravagant
statement or figure of
speech not intended
to be taken literally,
as to wait an
eternity.