Literary Devices

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Literary device that references something else?

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allusion

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Literary device using 'like' or 'as' for comparison.

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simile

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Literary device stating one thing is another.

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metaphor

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Literary device showing the contrast between appearance and reality.

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irony

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Literary device that attributes human traits to inanimate objects.

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personification

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Literary device using symbols to signify ideas beyond their literal meaning.

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symbolism

Front

Literary device using descriptive language to create a mental picture?

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imagery

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Literary device hinting at future events?

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foreshadowing

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Literary device for sudden clarity:

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epiphany

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Are you sure you didn't eat the last cookie? Your nose is growing like Pinocchio.

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allusion