Literary Devices

What is a scene in a story set in a time earlier than the story?

What is a comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

What is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

What is a comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

What is it called when an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning?

What literary device uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

What is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

What is a statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth?

What is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?

What is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words?