Literary Devices and Figurative Language

moo, buzz, splat are examples of...

A figure of speech in which things are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.

When writers repeat words to make a point.

Repetition of same or similar words.

"This book weighs a ton" is an example of a hyperbole.

A comparison using "like" or "as."

Where future events in a story, or sometimes the outcome, are suggested or hinted to by the author before they happen.

An author's use of descriptive and figurative language to create a picture in the reader's mind.

"My pillow was a cloud" is a metaphor.

Repetition of neighboring initial consonant sounds.

 A milder, less direct term that means the same thing as one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.

Representing things with objects, events or relationships is:

Which is an example of an idiom.

When a story's plot is interrupted to go back to a former event.