Literary Devices: A-E

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. 

Psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character.

the suggestion of additional meanings by a word or expression apart from its literal meaning

An indirect or passing reference of another person or work in literature.

the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression

a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based

A saying that masks a rude or impolite expression but conveys the concept clearly and politely

Struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature