Literary Devices

Front

A reference in text to another work or historical event providing context.

Back

Allusion

Front

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

Back

Personification

Front

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Back

Alliteration

Front

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

Back

Aphorism

Front

Example of personification:

Back

The wind howled in the dark night sky.

Front

This is an example of

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Simile

Front

Fall Fridays feel fantastic.

Back

alliteration

Front

Example of repetition:

Back

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

Front

Mood: Overall feeling intended for the audience/reader.

Back

Overall feeling intended for the audience/reader.

Front

"She has cried a million times."

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hyperbole