Literary Devices Flashcard

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Literary device in 'Her eyes were as bright as the stars':

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simile

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Literary device in 'The wind whispered through the trees':

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personification

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Literary device in 'I've told you a million times':

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hyperbole

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Literary device in 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers':

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alliteration

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Literary device in 'The buzzing bee flew past my ear':

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Alliteration

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Figure of speech comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.

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simile

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Figure of speech giving human traits to non-humans?

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personification

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Figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis:

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hyperbole

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Figure of speech that repeats the same sound at the start of nearby words?

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alliteration

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Figure of speech that imitates sounds?

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onomatopoeia