Literary Devices

Alliteration

• The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in a row.

• A literary device that involves the use of metaphors and similes.

• The use of contrasting ideas in a balanced structure.

• A technique that involves the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

Sophie said she saw a sandwich shop that was superior to Subway while she was in St. Simon's Island.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Personification

• A literary device where human traits are attributed to animals.

• A technique used to create vivid imagery in poetry.

• When a writer describes an object as if it were a person.

• A method of comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Allusion

• A direct quote from a literary work.

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

• A detailed description of a character in a story.

• A type of figurative language that exaggerates for effect.

Assonance

• The use of words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds but are not rhyming words.

• The use of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence.

• The repetition of the same sound at the end of words in a line of poetry.

• The use of similar sounds in the middle of words to create rhythm.

Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you are going to get!

(Forrest Gump)

What literary device is used in this quote?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Simile

• A comparison using like or as.

• A type of metaphor that does not use like or as.

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A comparison that implies similarity without using like or as.

Kylin had a long baseball practice last night and slept like a log in homeroom.

What literary device is used in this sentence?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Idiom

• A type of formal language used in literature.

• Quirky sayings and expressions specific to a language.

• A scientific term used in mathematics.

• A common phrase that has lost its original meaning.

24. “Wow, Einstein… Thanks for the tip.”

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole