American Literature EOC
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, Alliteration Repeating identical beginning consonant sounds
Flashback The author interrupts the scene of a narrative to tell about earlier events
Foreshadowing An author gives hints or clues as to what will happen in a story
Hyperbole Exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect
Situational Irony When things happen that are in direct contrast to what we expect (or would like to
happen)
Verbal Irony When people say one thing but mean the opposite
Dramatic Irony When the reader knows something the character doesn't
Metaphor Compares two things directly, without using the words "like" or "as"
Extended Metaphor A continued comparison throughout a work
Onomatopoeia Words that imitate specific sounds
Paradox A statement that at first seems self-contradictory but that upon reflection makes
sense
Personification Gives human characteristics to animals, objects, or ideas
Pun A play on words that have similar meanings
Refrain A word, phrase, or series of lines that is repeated, adding rhythm and emphasis to a
song or poem
Repetition The act of repeating words and phrases throughout a work, or repeating literary
devices such as metaphors, symbols, or types of imagery
Terms 2026 | Study Guide
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, Alliteration Repeating identical beginning consonant sounds
Flashback The author interrupts the scene of a narrative to tell about earlier events
Foreshadowing An author gives hints or clues as to what will happen in a story
Hyperbole Exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect
Situational Irony When things happen that are in direct contrast to what we expect (or would like to
happen)
Verbal Irony When people say one thing but mean the opposite
Dramatic Irony When the reader knows something the character doesn't
Metaphor Compares two things directly, without using the words "like" or "as"
Extended Metaphor A continued comparison throughout a work
Onomatopoeia Words that imitate specific sounds
Paradox A statement that at first seems self-contradictory but that upon reflection makes
sense
Personification Gives human characteristics to animals, objects, or ideas
Pun A play on words that have similar meanings
Refrain A word, phrase, or series of lines that is repeated, adding rhythm and emphasis to a
song or poem
Repetition The act of repeating words and phrases throughout a work, or repeating literary
devices such as metaphors, symbols, or types of imagery
