Literary Devices

Front

Comparison without 'like' or 'as'

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Metaphor

Front

Giving human traits to non-human things

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Personification

Front

Descriptive writing creating images

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Imagery

Front

Author's attitude

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Tone

Front

Word choice

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Diction

Front

Emotional associations of words

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Connotation

Front

Reference to history or pop culture

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Allusion

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Alliteration

Front

Punctuation mark indicating a pause in poetry

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Caesura

Front

Using words to show sounds

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Onomatopoeia