SSC 8 Literary Devices

Front

Comparison of 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Front

A word or phrase describing something not literally applicable.

Back

metaphor

Front

Two or more words in a row starting with the same sound

Back

alliteration

Front

Obvious and intentional exaggeration

Back

hyperbole

Front

Giving human traits to animals/objects

Back

Personification

Front

Words that sound like what they describe

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Common non-literal expressions used by specific groups

Back

idiom

Front

Comparison of two unlike things for explanation

Back

analogy

Front

one in a million

Back

idiom

Front

All the world is a stage

Back

Metaphor