Literary Devices

 A word, phrase, or statement that contains more than one meaning

• Ambiguity

• Literal

• Metaphor

• Contraction

A story that reveals a hidden meaning, a symbolic representation

• Allegory

• Narrative

• Comparison

• Imagery

An indirect reference to something, especially in literature

• Allusion
• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Metaphor

The repetition of initial stressed consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line

• Consonance
• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia

The repetition of certain words at the beginning of successive sentences

• epistrophe
• alliteration
• metaphor
• anaphora

a short and interesting story

• Simile

• Anaphora

• Anecdote

• Conflict

the repetition of similar vowel sounds in two or more words within a line of poetry or prose

• consonance
• assonance
• rhyme
• alliteration

putting two opposite ideas together in a sentence to show a contrasting effect

• Oxymoron
• Antithesis
• Paradox
• Simile

the use of informal or everyday language in literature

• Colloquial language
• Poetic language
• Formal language
• Technical jargon

a struggle between two opposing forces such as a struggle between a protagonist and an antagonist

• conflict
• agreement
• resolution
• harmony