Bradstreet and Edwards Review

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Imagery

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The use of vivid, descriptive language to create mental pictures and sensory experiences.

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Inversion

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A literary device where a sentence is written out of order.

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Repetition

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A literary device used to emphasize an author's central idea by repeating words or phrases.

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Extended Metaphor

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A literary device that compares two things and develops over several lines, stanzas, or an entire work.

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Personification

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A literary device where an author gives human attributes to an inanimate object.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Tone

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The author's attitude toward the subject, conveyed through word choice and style.

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Rhetorical Purpose

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The reason an author uses language in a particular way to persuade or inform.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.