literary devices

Metaphor

Says something is something else to show a strong comparison

Simile

Compare two things using like or as.

Personification

Gives human actions or feelings to things or animals

Hyperbole

An obvious and big exaggeration

Alliteration

Repeats the same starting sound in nearby works

Onomatopoeia

A word that sounds like the noise it makes

Oxymoron

Two opposite words used together

Irony

When the opposite of what you expect happens

Symbolism

Using an object or image to mean something deeper

Allegory

A storyor picture with a hidden meaning like a moral or message

Assonance

Repeating the same vowel sounds in close words

Anaphora

Repeating the same word or phrase at the start of sentences or lines

Euphemism

A nicer or softer way to say something harsh