Literary Devices & Writing Strategies

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds in a line or grouping of words.

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Allusion

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A significant reference, direct or indirect, to a work of literature, music, or art, as well as a historical event, person, or place.

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Characterization

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The step by step process used by an author to develop, highlight, and explain details about a character in a story.

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Conflict

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A struggle between two opposing forces in a piece of literature.

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Diction

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A writer's choice and use of words.

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Dramatic Irony

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A device which allows an audience or a reader to know something that a character in a drama or story is unaware of.

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Foreshadowing

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Providing clues that suggest or hint at important plot developments that are to follow in a story.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech in which an author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme. It is used for emphasis or as a way of making a description more creative and humorous.

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Imagery

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Words or phrases that use description to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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Irony

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A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected and what actually happens.