Literary Devices Terms

2. The repetition of end sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem.
5. A word that sounds like the sound it makes.
6. The repetition of a sound at the beginning of words.
9. An object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself, and that also stands for something larger than itself.
10. The feeling that the writer creates for the reader.
12. When an author repeats a word, phrase, sentence, or stanza for effect or emphasis.
13. A story, picture, or other piece of art that uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one.
14. A comparison of two things that are essentially different, using the words like or as.
17. Figurative language in which nonhuman things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities.

1. A literary device that alludes to a later point in the story.
3. An intentional and extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
4. The writer’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience and is conveyed through the author’s choice of diction, imagery, figurative language, details, and syntax.
7. A figure of speech in which opposites are paired for effect.
8. A reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that a writer expects the reader to recognize and understand.
10. A direct comparison without using like or as.
11. A manner or “way” of writing.
15. A literary technique used to create meaning that seems to contradict the literal meaning or events.
16. Phrases people use in everyday language which do not make sense literally, but the meaning is understood.
18. The lesson learned and/or central message of a literary work that the author wishes to convey about that subject.