English Literary Devices

4. consistent use of a word at the beginning of a sentence
7. two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
8. evokes emotions
10. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
12. the general character or attitude of a place]
14. representation of a thing or abstraction as a person
17. warning or indication of a future event
19. visually descriptive or figurative language
21. exagerated statements

1. the repetition of a sound within a sentence
2. establishes credibility
3. consistent use of a word at the end of a sentence
5. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
6. verbal imitation of a sound
9. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
11. consistent use of a word
13. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together
15. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
16. appeals to the logic
18. a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
20. a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things