Literary Devices Flashcards
1
Q
What literary device is used to create a comparison between two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’?
A
Simile
2
Q
What literary device is used to give human characteristics to non-human objects or animals?
A
Personification
3
Q
What literary device is used to create a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
A
Alliteration
4
Q
What literary device is used to create a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art?
A
Allusion
5
Q
What literary device is used to repeat the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
A
Anaphora
