Literary Devices and Language Flashcard

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Literary device in 'Sally sells shells at the seashore'

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Alliteration

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Literary device in: 'The poor have been wronged. The wronged will seek vengeance.'

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Anadiplosis

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Literary device in 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going'

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chiasmus

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Literary device in 'Life, Liberty and Happiness'?

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Alliteration

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The king is dead, long live the dead.

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epanalepsis

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Words like 'sir' and 'lord' show...

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respect

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Tone reflects the author's attitude and is shown through:

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word choice

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Words like 'faith, God, brethren, kin, sisters, brothers, our history' can show...

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shared values and beliefs

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A literary device using items to represent meanings beyond the literal.

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symbolism

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Reference to a historical event or literature to create a mental image.

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allusion