Literary Devices

Front

Starting several words with the same letter or sound

Back

alliteration

Front

Referring to something without naming it.

Back

Allusion

Front

Past events revealing story elements

Back

flashback

Front

Hint at future events in a story

Back

foreshadowing

Front

Exaggeration for effect

Back

hyperbole

Front

Describing something using the five senses

Back

Imagery

Front

Opposite of what is expected

Back

irony

Front

Comparison stating one thing IS another.

Back

metaphor

Front

Giving human traits to nonhuman things

Back

Personification

Front

Comparison using "like" or "as"

Back

simile