Keystone Prep- Literary Devices

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

• allusion

• alliteration

• pun

author gives a hint as to what is to come later on in the story

• imagery

• simile

• foreshadowing

visually descriptive language; things you could picture with the senses

• oxymoron

• imagery

• irony

Comparison not using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

pronunciation imitates a sound

• Character Foil

• Irony

• Onomatopoeia

giving an inanimate object human-like qualities

• allusion

• personification

• pun

Comparison using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

the use of an image or item to represent an idea or theme of a literary work

• allegory

• symbolism

• oxymoron

expectation does not match reality, often is humorous

• allusion

• pun

• irony

when we want to play with words that may sound similar in pronunciation, but have a different meaning, and are used to create humor

• pun

• hyperbole

• irony