Literary Devices

• Types of Literary Devices

  1. Alliteration
  2. Assonance
  3. Onomatopoeia
  4. Metonymy
  5. Synecdoche
  6. Soliloquy
  7. Monologue
• Alliteration

  • Refers to repetition of the same initial letter sounds in a line or words.
• Assonance

  • Repetition of internal vowel sound in words that do not end the same.
• Onomatopoeia

  • Makes the sound they are describing or a word that imitates the sound it represents.
• Metonymy

  • One object or idea takes the place of another with which it had a close association.
• Synecdoche

  • Refers to a part of something that is used to represent the whole or vice versa.
• Soliloquy

  • Refers to a lengthy speech given to oneself when alone.
• Monologue

  • Can be directed to another person or an audience, where the audience is aware.