literary devices

4. Comparison between two things that are typically unrelated (e.g. she is a star).
5. Comparison between two things using like, as or than (e.g. she is like a star).
9. language: Words that evoke a strong emotional response in the reader (e.g. her perfume was a bittersweet fragrance, awakening dormant memories).
10. length/structure: Sentences can be shortened or lengthened to create impact. Punctuation can help structure the sentence to have a soothing or jarring effect (e.g. He was trapped. Nobody to help. All alone. Darkness). These short sentences with multiple full stops are jarring and create tension.

1. Informal or colloquial speech (e.g. G’day mate)
2. An exaggerated statement which is not literal (e.g. The drive from Sydney to Melbourne took forever!).
3. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects (e.g. the chocolate bar beckoned me to unwrap it).
6. Language that evokes an image by appealing to the senses (e.g. the spicy chilli left my eyes weeping).
7. of three: Using three words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) for effect or beginning three sentences in the same way (e.g. the children were polite, attentive and perfect).
8. Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of consecutive words (e.g. seven suspicious snakes slithered silently).