Novel Literary Devices

An object or character representing an idea or emotion beyond itself

A comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as”

The moral, lesson, or message of a story

The author’s attitude within a literary work

The feeling or atmosphere that a literary text evokes within a reader

When audience/readers are aware of details in the plot to which the characters are not aware

When a speaker states the opposite of what he means

A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

When the expectation of a situation is exactly the opposite of what actually occurred

Descriptions of the five senses

indirect reference of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

Hints or clues provided by the author

Using human attributes/qualities to describe an inanimate object or animal

When the ongoing development of the story is interrupted by a scene from the past

Repeated consonant sounds beginning two or more words within a line of poetry or prose