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Understanding Literary Terms: Irony, Imagery, and More

This guide explores essential literary terms, including irony, imagery, onomatopoeia, personification, foreshadowing, flashback, protagonist, antagonist, hyperbole, alliteration, rhyme, paradox, and metaphor. Each term is defined clearly, accompanied by relevant examples to illuminate their meanings. For instance, irony is exemplified by cases where expected outcomes clash with actual events, like "the swimming coach drowned." Dive into this resource to enhance your understanding of literature and improve your analytical skills.

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Understanding Literary Terms: Irony, Imagery, and More

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  1. Literary terms Freddie Gomez

  2. Irony • Ironic • Ex. The swimming coach drowned. • Ex. The fireman's house burned down.

  3. Imagery • Visual images • Ex. I visualized the story in my head. • Ex. There are lots of visual images in a story.

  4. Onomatopeia • Imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes.

  5. personification • A description of an object as being a living person or animal

  6. Foreshadowing • predict what might occur later • Ex. I predict that the mayor will die. • Ex. The prediction was made at the house.

  7. Flashback • To remember something from the past. • Ex. In my dream I had a flashback. • Ex. Every story has a flashback.

  8. Protagonist • The main character • Ex. Batman • Ex. Spider man

  9. Antagonist • The enemy of the protagonist • Ex. Joker • Ex. Venom

  10. Hyperbole • Exaggeration to create an effect • Ex. I would rather die than eat what your eating. • Ex. I would rather go to school than stay here with you.

  11. Alliteration • The repetition of the same constant sound. • Ex. He helped hector paint his house. • Ex. My mom made me make my bed.

  12. Rhyme • When words have the same sound • Ex. The cat was in my hat. • Ex. The bat fought with a rat.

  13. Paradox • A statement that appears to contradict itself. • Ex. "A dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tale when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased and wag my tale when I'm angry." • Ex. "War is peace.“ "Freedom is slavery.""Ignorance is strength."

  14. Metaphor • the comparison of two unlike things. • Ex. He is a pig • Ex. They are monkeys

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