Plays and Literary Devices Pop Flashcard

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My love is like a red, red rose.

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Simile

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Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.

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Metaphor

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Breaking a date for a game, only to find your girl with another guy.

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Irony

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In Lemony Snicket, the island's inhabitants in The End are characters from The Tempest by Shakespeare.

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Allusion

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Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind clouds, illuminating snow drifts. Joe shivered as a cold gust blew through his jacket.

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Imagery

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Reader's feeling when reading a story.

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mood

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Represents something larger than itself

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Symbol

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Kanye West's "School Spirit" references a top graduate who worked as a waiter at Cheesecake.

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Juxtaposition

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A play on words involving similar-sounding words with dual meanings.

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Pun

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Characters in a drama that are opposite in nature, highlighting each other's qualities.

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Foil