Literary Devices
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Example: A big blue bus drove.
Rhyme
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
Example: The bus had a lot of dust.
Person Vs Person
When on person struggles directly against another individual.
Verbal Irony
When a speaker says one thing but intentionally means the opposite.
Example: My friend says that there is beautiful weather out while there is a snow storm outside.
Topic sentence
Includes a thesis, which is a claim/argument that states of beliefs.
Simile
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing.
Example: This computer is as big as an cow.
Onomatopoeia
When a word is created to sound like the actual noise something makes.
Example: BOOM!, POP!, SMACK!
Person vs Self
A character that battle there own opposing emotions desires or morale dilemmas.
Situational Irony
When the outcome of the situation is the complete opposite of what is expected.
Example: The fire hydrant is on fire.
Transition
Connects your topic sentence to your contexts. For example one moments in the novel when/where.
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.
Example: Life is a roller coaster.
Visual cues
Signals like colors, icons, gestures, or placement that guide attention.
Example: The people t r a v e l e d.
Person Vs Society
When a individual clashes with societal norms, expectations or loss.
Dramatic Irony
When an characters words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
Example: The main character is saying that they should go into a room but the audience says don't.
Context
Not a summary, background information.
Personification
A literary device where human qualities, emotions, or actions are given to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas to make descriptions more vivid, relatable, and emotionally engaging.
Example: the wind howled.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Example: I'm so tired i could sleep a million years.
Person Vs Nature
When a character battles the forces of nature such as a nature disaster extreme weather, wild life or illness.
Dialogue Tag
The dialogue tag helps you introduce the quote. You cannot start a sentence with a quote on its own.
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Example: a red rose symbolizing love or a dove representing peace.
Rhythm
The regular, patterned recurrence of sounds, movements, or events in time.
Example: Your heartbeat or the beat in music.
Person Vs Supernatural
When a human character battles forces beyond normal reality like ghosts, gods, monsters, magic, or fate.
Analysis
Explaining how the evidence you quoted proves your claim.