Literary Devices

The emotional atmosphere of a work evoked by an author; how we are made to feel about a text...

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.

process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character

To ask a question to make a point, not because an answer is expected

Language that appeals to one or more of the senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell.

Repeating words or phrases to emphasize their importance or to create a rhythm

Technique where the author hints at a future event in the story.

Describing a person or object by referring to it as something that has similar characteristics

Use of "like" or "as" to compare two unrelated or dissimilar things, people, objects, etc

An extreme exaggeration to emphasize a point

A phrase or sentence that contains words with the same beginning sound

The words spoken are the opposite of what the speaker really means.

A well-known expression that means something other than its literal translation

Attaching human traits to objects, phenomena, and animals

Author makes a reference to a famous person, place, or historical event