Literary Devices

Words that have the same ending sound

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Hyperbole

The repetition of words that begin with the same sound

• Extended metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Extended metaphor

• Hyperbole

Giving Human characteristics to non-human things.

• Characterization

• Tone

• Mood

• Personification

Sound effects

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

When two seemingly unlike things are compared to one another

• Theme

• Conflict

• Metaphor

• Simile

Language that appeals to the 5 senses.  (Things you can see, hear, taste, smell, feel)

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Theme

• Imagery

Exaggeration; stretching the truth for humor or suspense.

• Theme

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

The author’s attitude toward the subject.

• Structure

• Tone

• Mood

• Conflict

Word choice

• Hyperbole

• Mood

• Tone

• Diction