Literary+Devices

Some Literary Devices

Which of these do you know? What examples can you find in poems or stories we’ve read? Remember to underline titles of books and put poem titles in parenthesis. Also when you quote material, put encase the words in parenthesis. Don't forget to add your initials at the end.

Simile:

Metaphor:

Personification:

Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of words with the same letter or sound at the beginning of the word. (MC)

Repetition:

Assonance:

Consonance:

Allusion:

Onomatopoeia:

Oxymoron: