Literary Devices

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'My love is like a red, red rose.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.'

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What is allusion?

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An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. It is often used to make a comparison or to add meaning.

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What is irony?

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Irony is a literary device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning. It often involves a discrepancy between expectation and reality.

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Identify the literary device: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

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Personification.

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Identify the literary device: 'He is as brave as a lion.'

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Simile.

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Identify the literary device: 'Time is a thief.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the literary device: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Personification.

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Identify the literary device: 'She has a heart of stone.'

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Metaphor.