Figurative Language Flashcard

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a sound.

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A word that imitates a sound

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A comparison using like or as is a

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Simile

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Hyperbole?

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An exaggeration.

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Dramatic irony: Literary device where the audience knows more than the character.

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Literary device where the audience or reader knows more than the character.

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Example of assonance:

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Another antelope aimed for the river.

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Example of literary apostrophe:

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“Death: Be not proud!”

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The dictionary definition of a word is its

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Denotation

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Hints at future events provided by the author are called…

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Foreshadowing