Literary Devices

For Schiff

Alliteration

Starting each word with the same letter ex. “Colette carries cold chai into the country".”

Allusion

Reference to a well-known person, place, event, book, movie, movie, play, etc.

Anaphora

Repetition of word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence.

Anthropomorphism/Personification

Giving human traits to an animal or an inanimate object.

Assonance

Repetition of similar vowel sounds “The dry ply of paper was flying so high".”

Consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds

Euphemism

A softer word replacing a harsher, blunter word

Foreshadowing

Hint or clue given by author that will be an evident key later in the story.

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration for emphasis, drama, or humor

Imagery

Sensory details (sight sound taste smell feel)

Verbal Irony

Character says something opposite of its meaning

Situational Irony

something happens that is different from what would be expected

Dramatic Irony

audience knows something character is not

Juxtaposition

Two contrasting things put together to show the difference

Metaphor

Comparing two things directly

Onomatopoeia

Recreation of sounds (e.g. whoosh, smash, hmm)

Paradox

Statement that seems self-contradictory but is logical

Simile

Comparison using like or as

Symbolism

Using an object, person, or event to represent a deeper meaning

Synecdote

One part represents the whole

Flashback

A segment of a chronological sequence to show an earlier event

Mood

The emotional atmosphere made by the author

Tone

The speaker’s stance or attitude towards the audience or the subject