Literary Devices

An exaggerated way of saying something

• hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Theme

• Irony

When an inanimate object is given human characteristics

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Rising Action

The occurrence of the same sound in a piece of literature

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

A Comparison Using like or as

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Similie

• Oxymoron

What is the effect of using irony in a story?

• It creates a straightforward narrative.

• It adds humor and can create a contrast between expectations and reality.

• It simplifies the plot.

• It provides clear answers to the story's conflicts.

A character in a novel states, "I could hear my heart beating in my ears like the pounding of a drum." This is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

A character that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another.

• foil

• hero

• denouement

• heroine

A comparison not using like or as is a

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

A succession of words which are pleasing to the ear.

• style

• slang

• euphony

• epic

A story that begins in the middle of things.

• Prologue

• Epilogue

• In medias res

• Personification