List of 31 Literary Devices

[henry]

Can someone list 31 common literary devices?

 

[martin]

The list of common literary devices is as follows -

1. Alliteration – Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
2. Allusion – Indirect reference to a person, place, or event.
3. Anaphora – Repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses.
4. Antithesis – Contrasting ideas in a balanced structure.
5. Apostrophe – Addressing a non-living thing or an absent person.
6. Assonance – Repetition of vowel sounds.
7. Asyndeton – Omission of conjunctions.
8. Chiasmus – Reversal of grammatical structures.
9. Cliché – Overused expression.
10. Consonance – Repetition of consonant sounds.
11. Diction – Choice of words.
12. Euphemism – Mild phrase for something harsh.
13. Flashback – Interruption to depict past events.
14. Foreshadowing – Hinting at future events.
15. Hyperbole – Exaggeration for effect.
16. Imagery – Descriptive language appealing to senses.
17. Irony – Contrast between expectation and reality.
18. Juxtaposition – Placing contrasting elements together.
19. Litotes – Understatement using double negatives.
20. Metaphor – Direct comparison without "like" or "as."
21. Metonymy – Substitution of a related term.
22. Mood – Atmosphere created by the text.
23. Onomatopoeia – Words that imitate sounds.
24. Oxymoron – Contradictory terms combined.
25. Paradox – Seemingly self-contradictory statement.
26. Personification – Giving human traits to non-humans.
27. Repetition – Repeating words for emphasis.
28. Satire – Use of humor or irony to criticize.
29. Simile – Comparison using "like" or "as."
30. Symbolism – Using symbols to signify ideas.
31. Tone – Author’s attitude toward the subject.