Literary Devices

Front

Alliteration

Back

the repetition of consonant sounds

Front

Characterization

Back

description of characters within a text

Front

Conflict

Back

the main problem the protagonist faces

Front

Imagery

Back

vivid descriptive language

Front

Irony

Back

when the opposite of what we expect happens

Front

Metaphor

Back

a comparison between two unlike things

Front

Personification

Back

when an inanimate object is described using humanlike qualities

Front

Repetition

Back

repeating something that has already been said or written

Front

Simile

Back

a comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”

Front

Symbolism

Back

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities