Mrs. Edwards Literary Devices Review

Figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses.

A long work of fiction

The use of words that imitate sounds.

A literary work is the writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject.

A category or type of literature

The ordinary form of written language

Three-line verse form

Writing that tells a story.

A speaker or character who tells a story.

Figurative language used to create word pictures readers.

Use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

The high point of interest or suspense

Reason that explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves a certain way

Prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people

Speech by one character in a play, story, or poem.

A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event

A conversation between characters

Form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group. (

Struggle between opposing forces.