Literary Devices/Figurative Language

1. Giving human qualities or actions to something nonhuman.
3. An intentional exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
5. Hint or clue about something that will happen later in a story
8. The feeling or atmosphere a text creates for the reader.
11. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps readers picture or experience a scene.
12. A direct comparison that describes one thing as another.
14. The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words.
16. An indirect reference to a well-known person, story, event, or work.

2. A phrase that combines two seemingly opposite terms, such as deafening silence.
4. A central insight or message about life or human experience developed in a text.
6. A word that imitates a sound, such as buzz or clang.
7. language Language that goes beyond a word’s literal meaning to create an image, comparison, or effect.
9. The author’s attitude toward the subject, shown through word choice and style.
10. The use of an object, person, or event to represent a larger idea.
13. A comparison between unlike things using “like” or “as.”
15. A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens, or between what is said and what is meant.