Language Devices

Simile

Comparing two things with like or as

Metaphor

Direct comparison without like or as

Personification

Giving human qualities to non humans

Imagery

Using sight sound touch taste or smell to describe a scene

Symbolism

Using something to represent a bigger idea

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds

Consonance

Repetition of consonant words

Onomatopoeia

Sound words

Sibilance

Repetition of 's' sounds

Repetition

Words or phrases repeated for effect

Anaphora

Repetition at the start of sentences

Hyperbole

Exaggeration

Juxtaposition

Placing opposites together for effect

Enjambment

A line runs over to the next without punctuation

Caesura

A pause in the middle of a line