Literary Devices

Literary DevicesBy: Amelia Smith AllusionThis figure of speech occurs when an artwork refers to people, places, events, or other artworks.This literary device is used by a book that refers to some other work, such as the Bible or a Shakespearean play.A brief reference to some person, historical event, work of art, or Biblical or mythological situation or character.

HyperboleIt is a type of intentional exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.

This type of literature uses people, animals, or objects to represent abstract ideas.In this type of highly symbolic literature, a lion can symbolize courage, while a rose can stand for beauty.Allegory

OnomatopoeiaWords that sound like what they mean.BuzzBamCrashPowAssonanceThe repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines.

ClichAny figure of speech that was once clever and original but through overuse has become outdated.

IronyThe use of words in such a way in which the intended meaning is completely opposite to their literal meaning.

Metaphor A direct comparison between two unlike things, stating that one is the other or does the action of the other.

ImageryThe use of figurative language to create visual representations of action , objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.

OxymoronA combination of two words that appear to contradict each other.

Personification It gives a thing, and idea, or an animal human qualities.

PunA play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings.

Simile A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds usually formed with like or as.

Well-known similes are:cute as a kitten, comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looksas busy as a bee comparing someones level of energy to a fast-flying bee"as snug as a bug in a rug" comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug"as happy as a clam" comparing someone's happiness to the contentment of a clamIdiomAn accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the literal.

AnalogyA comparison, usually something unfamiliar with something familiar.

AlliterationThe repetition of the initial consonant sound in words.

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