Fiction Literary Techniques

The type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Anecdote

• Comparison

A figure of speech in which one thing is described as something else.

• Adjective

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Metaphor

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses.

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Setting

• Symbolism

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

• Adverb

• Characterization

• Imagery

• Symbolism

A figure of speech in which 'like' or 'as' is used to make a comparison between two basically dissimilar ideas.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

Description of the time, place, weather, and/or mood.

• Adjective

• Personification

• Setting

• Simile

Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and/or looks of a character.

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Characterization

• Metaphor

Which device is being used? "She wore black Mary Tyler Moore capri pants and the pale yellow sweater with the buttons made out of red plastic cherries."

• Characterization

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Symbolism

Which device is being used? "He closed his eyes and was suddenly transported to his first time travelling alone."

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Setting

• Symbolism

Which device is being used? "The wind howled outside, while the rain slapped the old man's face."

• Characterization

• Setting

• Personification

• Simile