Literary Devices

draws resemblance between two things by saying “Thing A is like Thing B,”

an exaggerated statement

to apply human traits or qualities to a non-human thing such as an animal

describes a series of words in quick succession that all start with the same letter or sound

comes from two contradictory words that describe one thing

compares two similar things by saying that one of them is the other.

appeals to readers’ senses through highly descriptive language.

uses human traits to describe non-human things

when the author hints at events yet to come in a story.

refers to words that sound like the thing they’re referring to