Literary Devices

Front

Comparing two things.

Back

Analogy

Front

Comparing two unlike things.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Comparing things using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Simile

Front

Something that stands for something else.

Back

Symbolism

Front

One small thing representing something larger.

Back

Allegory

Front

Emotion affecting literature.

Back

Tone

Front

Words of sound.

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Repetition of consonants.

Back

Alliteration

Front

Repetition of vowels.

Back

Assonance

Front

Rhyme in the same line

Back

Internal Rhyme