This literary device places contrasting elements side by side, like a war scene next to a peaceful one, to highlight difference.

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Juxtaposition: Places two contrasting elements side by side for effect. Source: Juxtaposition ↗

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01This literary device directly equates two unlike things, as in calling time a thief, without using like or as.RECALL
Metaphor
A metaphor directly equates two unlike things, as in calling time a thief, without using like or as.
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02This literary device compares two things explicitly using like or as, as in describing someone as brave as a lion.RECALL
Simile
A simile compares two things explicitly using like or as, as in describing someone as brave as a lion.
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03This literary device gives human qualities to non-human things, as when the wind is said to whisper.RECALL
Personification
Personification gives human qualities to non-human things, as when the wind is said to whisper.
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