Literary Devices for 7th grade

An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something in common.

A metaphor that continues for several stanzas or the length of a poem.

A comparison using "like" or "as" between two unlike things that have something in common.

A device where inanimate objects are given human characteristics.

A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand.

A device where the speaker talks directly to an absent person, living or dead, or even a nonexistent person or thing as if it was capable of understanding.

A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning.

Placing two things that directly oppose each other (often abstract concepts) near each other or directly side-by-side so the reader can compare them.

The repetition of the beginning consonant sound.

Words that imitate the sound of the object, animal or person said by the word.

When the author repeats something.

Repetition of internal vowels.

Repetition of ending (of the word or stressed syllable) consonant sound.

The pattern of rhyme in a poem.

The numbers of words in a line.