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Literary Terms

Learn about alliteration, allusion, analogy, assonance, consonance, metaphor, onomatopoeia, rhyme, and simile to add depth and creativity to your literary works.

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms Fifth Six Weeks

  2. Alliteration • repetition of identical consonant sounds usually at the beginning of words (“The infamous killer fought for his freedom, wanting not flesh but retreat.”) (“Nodded nearly napping”)

  3. Allusion • a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing (Dust Bowl, “I Have a Dream”)

  4. Analogy • a comparison between two things to show their similarities by comparing something unfamiliar to something familiar (A gaggle is to geese as a flock is to birds.)

  5. Assonance • the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words (I was beguiled by the chimes as I climbed high up the ivory tower as my mind whiled away the time.)

  6. Consonance • the repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect (Teachers chatted cheerily as the raunchy children in the bleachers chewed their ranch flavored chips.)

  7. Methphor • comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words like or as (His eyes were clear blue pools of water.)

  8. Onomatopoeia • a word that mimics the sound it describes (buzz, pop, hiss, meow)

  9. Rhyme • repetition of sounds in words or phrases close to each other in a poem (He is a poet, but he doesn’t even know it.)

  10. Simile • a comparison of two unlike things USING the words like or as (His eyes were like clear blue pools of water.)

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