Literary Devices

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the sound it makes

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

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Imagery

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Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

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Personification

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When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

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Symbolism

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A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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Allusion

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A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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Idiom

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A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.