Literary Devices

A comparison of two things NOT using "like" or "as"

A combination of contradictory terms

a mild expression substituted for one considered too harsh

an inanimate object is given human qualities

creating a picture with words

something represents something else of greater or deeper meaning

a word or phrase used two or more times in order to create emphasis

A series of similar sounds at the beginning of words

a word that when spoken, sounds like the same action as it describes (buzz, crackle)

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"