Now can you write the definitions to
the literary devices?
ANSWERS
Literary device
Definition
Simile
A figure of speech involving the
comparison of one thing with
another thing of a different kind,
using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word
or phrase is applied to an object or
action to which it is not literally
applicable.
Personification
Attaching human traits and
characteristics with inanimate
objects, phenomena and animals.
Oxymoron
Contradictory, contrasting concepts
that are placed together in a manner
that actually ends up making sense.
Pathetic Fallacy
Where the author ascribes the
human feelings of one or more of his
or her characters to nonhuman
objects or nature.
Onomatopoeia
Words whose very sound is very
close to the sound they are meant to
depict.
Imagery
Words and phrases that are used to
create “mental images” for the
reader.
Alliteration
Words that are used in quick
succession and begin with letters
belonging to the same sound group.
Hyperbole
Specific words and phrases that
exaggerate and overemphasize.