Literary Devices

5. a word that resembles or suggests the sound that it describes
8. comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
10. when a word or phrase is repeated more than once, often for the purpose of emphasis
13. descriptive language that engages the human senses (smell, sight, taste, sound, touch) to create an image in the reader's mind
14. a reference to a person, place, thing, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar
15. when the author hints to readers about something that will happen later in a story

1. comparing two unlike things by referring to one as the other
2. when non-human things are described as having human traits
3. the description of the details, traits and motives of a character
4. a common phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
6. repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words
7. exaggerated statements
9. a universal lesson or message explored throughout a story
11. an interruption in the chronological sequence of events reflecting on something in the past
12. the implied meaning of a word