Apostrophe is a literary device in which the writer directly addresses a person, object, or abstract idea, often as if it were present and listening.

Alliteration is a literary device that involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words or phrases.

Imagery is a literary device that uses words and phrases to create vivid sensory images in the reader's mind.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit comparison between two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

Hyperbole is a literary device that exaggerates something for emphasis or humorous effect.

A symbol is a figure of speech that uses a word or phrase to represent something else, often in a symbolic or metaphorical way.

An allegory is a literary device that tells a story or conveys a message through a series of symbols.

A motif is a recurring element or idea that appears throughout a literary work.

A theme is a literary device that conveys the central message or moral of a story.

Juxtaposition is a literary device that uses contrast or opposition to create tension or emphasis.

Foreshadowing is a literary device that hints at or suggests something that will happen later in the story.

A flashback is a literary device that interrupts the chronological order of a story to tell an event that happened earlier.

In media res is a literary device that begins a story in the middle of the action, without providing any backstory or context.