Literary Devices 2

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Personification is

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when an author gives nonhuman animals and inanimate objects human characteristics.

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Assonance is

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the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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Alliteration is

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the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.

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Allusion is

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a reference to a famous person, event, or work of art.

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Imagery is:

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language that creates a sensory experience.

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A symbol is an object, person, situation, or action with a literal meaning that suggests other meanings.

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is an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning but suggests or represents other meanings.

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Hyperbole is

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an extreme exaggeration.

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Tone is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the subject.

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the author's or speaker's attitude towards the subject.

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Diction is

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the author's word choice.