Literary Devices (Figurative Language)

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A mental picture described using the senses.

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Imagery

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Exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a statement is...

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Hyperbole

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Human qualities to animals/objects

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Personification

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Words spelled as they sound...

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Onomatopoeia

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'...

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Simile

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Comparison without "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

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Literary Devices in context - Identify the Literary Device from the examples.

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Okay

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The fog comes on little cat feet, sits over harbor and city on silent haunches, then moves on.

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Personification

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Joe’s boots crunched through the snow, breaking the silence. A full moon peeked from behind clouds, illuminating the snow drifts. Joe shivered as a cold wind blew through his jacket.

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Imagery

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Joe’s boots crunched through the snow, breaking the forest’s silence. The word "crunched" is an example of...

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Onomatopoeia