Literary Devices Review - Part 1 (7ENGL)

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Example of a literary device: Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.

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Alliteration

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Character opposing the main character in a story, the 'bad guy'.

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Antagonist

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Conflict between individuals or between a person and nature

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External

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Conflict within a person

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Internal

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Literal or dictionary definition of a word

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Denotation

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Clues hinting at future events in a story

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Foreshadowing

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"I've told Amy to be quiet a thousand times!" is an example of

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Hyperbole

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Visually descriptive or figurative language; painting pictures through effective writing.

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Imagery

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A fire hydrant on fire is an example of

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Irony

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A figure of speech comparing two things without "like" or "as"; e.g., it's raining cats and dogs!

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Metaphor