What do you call words like personification and alliteration?

What do you call words like personification, alliteration, symbolism, allusions, metaphors, similes, and so on? Are they like literary devices or something?

Answer #1

yeah they are literary devices. on practice ap english essay prompts it’s always like how does the author use the following literary devices to show the speaker’s attitude and then sometimes lists a few.

Answer #2

Figure of speech?

Answer #3

well,here in malaysia we call it ‘gaya bahasa’..if you translate it in english,its style language..hehehehhe..so its kinda like a style in languages..or language in styles..but im pretty sure it is the links of styles in the usage of languages in literature..

Answer #4

BIG WORDS THAT M<AKE ME FEEL SMART

Answer #5

I’m almost certain they are literary devices

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