Literary Devices

A horse is a very stable animal.

A question asked in order to get a definite answer from the reader

The means of creating a relationship or conveying an attitude in literature.

 A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work.

His mom passed away. (His mom died.) 

A reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature.

An attack on or criticism of any stupidity or vice in the form of scathing humour

The intentional repetition of beginning clauses in order to create an artistic effect.

Polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite.

[Do you wish] Caesar were living and die all slaves, than Caesar were dead, to live all slaves?

The choice of a particular word as opposed to others.

Abstractions, animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are given human characteristics.

Two or more clauses that are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures.

Using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level.

Two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors.

The predominating atmosphere of a literary work.

The structure and relationship of actions and events in a work of fiction.

A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different.

A comparison implied by sometimes using an adverb such as like or as.

Creating humour using a word that suggests two meanings or using similar sounding words.

Exaggeration or overstatement.

Repeating a consonant sound in close proximity to others.

Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer.

A writer/speaker detaches himself from reality and addresses an imaginary/non present person.

A comparison stated in such a way to show directly that one object is another one.