Literary Devices

It's raining cats and dogs

The steak sizzled on the grill

Brandy bough bunches of bananas.

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word. (dad joke)

The opposite of what is expected

The cut on my knee was pretty ugly.

This assignment was a breeze!

Connotation

The duck was as great as the night sky.

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

The big old clop when ding - dong as the clock struck midnight.

The emotional suggestion of a word, that is not literal.

A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

She is as cute as a button!

April is a weepy month.

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

Occurs when opposite ideas are joing together to create an effect.

Yay! I'm so excited for this homework :(

A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

Sarah ate the whole piece of pie

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Visually descriptive or figurative language.

The Living Dead

Becoming a vegetarian is a big missed steak.

Her long blonde hair fell down her back.

What kind of shorts do clouds wear? Thunderwear

An indirect or passing reference of another person from a work of literature. (book, movie, etc)

The occurence of the same letter or sound at the begining of closely connected words.

Hyperbole

He swung from the rope like Tarzan.

When something nonhuman has human characteristics.

Wanda won wonky wagons.

The stars danced playfully in the moonlight.