Literary Devices
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
"You walk along the path, your heart racing with anticipation."
Second Person POV or Narration
"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."
Assonance
"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?"
Iambic Pentameter
The chirping of birds filled the air with a melodic symphony.
Auditory
"I've told you a million times not to exaggerate!"
Hyperbole
"They walked hand in hand, unaware of the dangers that lay ahead."
Third Person POV or Narration Omniscient
"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets..."
Anaphora
"Tell me not in mournful numbers"
Trochaic Tetrameter
The tartness of the lemonade tingled on her tongue.
Gustatory
"The wind howled its mournful song through the night."
Personification
The POV used in "The Story of an Hour"
Third Person Limited
"I must be cruel to be kind." - Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Paradox
What is a metrical foot consisting of two stressed syllables?
Spondee
The soft fur of the kitten brushed against her fingertips.
Tactile
The pen is mightier than the sword
Metonymy
Type of narration used in "Before the Law" by Franz Kafka
Third Person Omniscient
This literary device involves the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize or mock people, society, or institutions.
Satire
What is a pause or break in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation?
Caesura
The dancer's graceful movements swept across the stage with effortless precision.
Kinesthetic
The fire station burned down.
Irony
A literary device where the narrator's credibility is compromised in some way, leading the reader to question the truthfulness or accuracy of the narrative.
Unreliable Narrator
"He passed away" instead of "He died."
Euphemism
Identify the poetic meter frequently used in epic poetry, consisting of lines of hexameter with six metrical feet.
Dactylic Hexameter
Appeals to the sense of smell, describing scents and aromas to evoke sensations and emotions.
Olfactory