Some Key Literary Devices

Consonance Repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words, often in the middle or at the end Repetition of similar vowel sounds The characteristic speech of a particular region or social group. A word or phrase that means one thing is used to describe another thing (comparison of two things) Two things are compared using like or as Giving human characteristics to non-human things A sound beside the wood took / tack bitter / butter Molten-golden notes Confound it, I dont seem to understand this thing, no way Lose your head Life is a hard road Nip it in the bud Her eyes were like diamonds The double chocolate with sprinkles donut taunted me.

Assonance Dialect

Metaphor

Simile Personication

Allusion

A reference to a person, a place, Chocolate is her Achilles heel. an event or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize.

Analogy

A comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them.

The whole world is a stage, and all the men and women merely actors. They have their exits and their entrances, and in his lifetime a man will play many parts. (our lives are like a play) Rose - love Skull - death Dove - peace

Symbol

Any object, person, place or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something other than itself

Allegory

A tale/story in which characters, Hare (arrogance) and tortoise actions or settings represent (perseverance) (Aesops Fables) abstract ideas or moral qualities.

Tone

The attitude a writer takes toward his/her subject characters and readers, often expressed through words and details.

In Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain), the author takes a humorous, affectionate tone.

Mood

The overall feeling or emotion of a work i.e. gloomy, happy. The emotion you feel while you are reading

For example, in The Raven, Poe sets a spooky mood.