Literary Devices

Front

Words with the same ending sound

Back

Rhyme

Front

Repetition of words starting with the same sound

Back

Alliteration

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Back

Personification

Front

Sound effects

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Comparison of unlike things

Back

Metaphor

Front

Language appealing to the 5 senses (see, hear, taste, smell, feel)

Back

Imagery

Front

Exaggeration; stretching the truth for humor or suspense.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Author's attitude toward the subject.

Back

Tone

Front

Word choice

Back

Diction