Honors Literary Devices

"when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds."

In which a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part.

A writer or speaker speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object.

A figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated

"An advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future."

"It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly, but which may include a latent truth."

"a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions."

"an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience"

"A comparison of a subject to something that is similar to it to clarify the subject's nature"

In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect

"A REFERENCE in a work of literature to another literary work, figure, event, or passage."

"A technique of indicating an intention or attitude opposite to that which is stated."

Refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.

"A visual description of an object or a scene. One that is particularly detailed and vivid."

A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as."

"In which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect."

"An object, action, or event that represents something beyond itself."