Literary Devices (Advanced)

Front

Repetition of a word/phrase at the start of successive phrases, clauses, or lines

Back

Anaphora

Front

Reference to another familiar person, place, thing, event, or text

Back

Allusion

Front

Contradicting meanings of an event, often between expectation and reality.

Back

Irony

Front

Contrast between two different ideas or phrases

Back

Antithesis

Front

Metaphorical substitution of a related idea for a larger concept (e.g., 'Boot on the ground' for soldiers)

Back

Metonymy

Front

Rhetorical/literary device where words/concepts are repeated in reverse order (e.g., "Ask not what your country can do for you...")

Back

Chiasmus

Front

Writer's attitude toward the subject.

Back

Tone

Front

A metaphor where a non-human thing is described as a person.

Back

Personification

Front

Pairing two ideas, images, concepts, or styles to create an effect

Back

Juxtaposition

Front

Arrangement of lines in a poem

Back

Stanza