Literary Devices
Writers use various literary devices to communicate to the reader and to make
reading more interesting. Below are some common literary devices a writer may
use to gain the reader’s interest.
alliteration: repetition of the beginning
dialogue: the use of speech
sound among a group of words
flashback: a jump back in time to recall
hyperbole: the use of exaggeration
events that happened prior to when the
current story is set
imagery: the use of descriptive language to
metaphor: the direct comparison of two
engage the senses of the reader
unlike things, characters, or events
onomatopoeia: the use of a word that,
when read aloud, sounds like the noise
personification: giving an object human
feelings or qualities
it describes
rhyme: the use of a rhyme scheme to
simile: a comparison using the words
appeal to the reader
“like” or “as”
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