Literary Devices-Comparisons and Images

Form of extended metaphor in which has a moral, social, religious or political significance

Characters, images and themes that embody universal meanings and basic human experiences

Simplified and/or standardized conception or image with meaning often held in common by a group

A comparison of two dissimilar things using 'like' or 'as'

Giving human attributes, powers or feelings to abstractions or inanimate objects

A statement with two parts which seem contradictory

Substituting a word for another word closely associated with it (E.g. stage = theater)

The use of an object or idea to suggest a broader and deeper meaning

Using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing or painful one

The use of a part to represent the whole (E.g. 'lend me your ears' = give me your attention

A comparison of two dissimilar things which does not use 'like' or 'as'

The comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship

The act of attributing human forms or qualities to entities which are not human

A statement with two parts which seem contradictory yet make sense with more thought

Anything that stands for something else (E.g. a flag represents the nation)