The list which follows is a pretty comprehensive list of the literary devices that we will be using in Honors English. For definitions and examples of these terms and many others, visit this website provided by another AP teacher, Carter Hammond. (Thanks to Radu Pop for finding this helpful link.)
irony
juxtaposition metaphor
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metonymy onomatopoeia overstatement oxymoron paradox personification rhetoric rhetorical question rhyme rhyme scheme sarcasm satire simile symbol synecdoche understatement
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