Literary Devices

descriptive language that appeals to the five senses

exaggeration for effect

"The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain."

"I am so hungry that I could eat a house."

a joke that makes a play on words

"Why are teddy bears never hungry? Because they are always stuffed!"

"It's meeting the man of my dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife."

repetition of initial consonant sounds

repetition of vowel sounds

the reversal of expectation

"The putrid green, furry, stinky item in the back of the fridge used to be cheese."

"When it comes to playing football, my brother is a monster truck, whereas I am a Mini Cooper."

"I love JUMBO SHRIMP"

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

giving human characteristics to non-human things

a combination of contradictory words

"Crack! The tree split into two."

a comparison of two things using the word "like," "as," or "than"

"The student who is sitting behind a desk will win this Quiz."

The flower sighed because she was sad.

an implied comparison

when the author provides a hint of what's to come

a word that sounds as it means

"Her eyes sparkled like diamonds."

"Sally sold seashells by the seashore."