Literary Devices

What is a Simile?

• Comparing two things that is introduced as "like" or "as".

• Same letter or sound at the beginning of the word.

• sign or warning of what is to come of the future.

• a joke that makes a play on words.

What is Personification?

• a joke that makes play on words.

• exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally.

• an indirect passing or reference

• attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

What is a Metaphor?

• a material object representing something.

• sign or warning of what is to come of the future.

• object or action in a way that isn’t literally true

• comparing things that is often introduced by like or as

What is Alliteration?

• an indirect or passing reference

• occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning.

• material object representing something abstract

• provide background or context to the currents events of a narrative

What is Symbolism?

• sign or warning of what is to come in the future

• background or context to the currents events of a narrative

• a material object representing something abstract

• an indirect or passing reference

What is Foreshadowing?

• sign or warning of what is to come in the future

• background or context to the currents events of a narrative

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• an indirect or passing reference

What is Hyperbole?

• joke that makes a play on words

• background or context to the currents events of a narrative

• sign or warning of what is to come in the future

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

What is Flashback?

• background or context to the currents events of a narrative

• an indirect or passing reference

• a material object representing something

• joke that makes a play on words

What is Allusion?

• background or context to the currents events of a narrative

• an indirect or passing reference

• a material object representing something

• comparing things that is often introduced by like or as

What is Pun?

• joke that makes a play on words

• object or action in a way that isn’t literally true

• attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

• same letter or sound at the beginning