Literary Devices

Front

Re-using a word/phrase for emphasis

Back

Repetition

Front

Comparison emphasizing similarities using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Front

Comparison emphasizing similarities between two things

Back

metaphor

Front

Giving human qualities to non-human things

Back

personification

Front

Descriptions strong enough to imagine the thing in your mind

Back

imagery

Front

Repeating the same word sounds to enhance rhyme or rhythm

Back

alliteration

Front

A word that represents a sound.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Feelings an author evokes with words/images

Back

mood

Front

Using something to carry multiple meanings

Back

symbolism

Front

Using similar sounds and rhythms to create a pattern

Back

rhyme