Literary Devices

Language based on some sort of comparison that is not literally true

A situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality.

When a nonhuman thing is given human qualities or traits

Words used to create a picture in your head.

The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words

Comparison between two unlike things defining one in terms of the other

Language that appeals to the senses 

A word that sounds like the word it describes

The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.

A reference to a statement, person, place or event that is known from literature, history, etc.

A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

Something represents something else. It stands for something more than itself.

Apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Using comparison words to liken two things that seem to have little or nothing in common