Literary Devices Flashcard

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

Front

Comparison made directly or indirectly without 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

Front

Giving human traits to non-human things.

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Personification

Front

Words that imitate sounds?

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Onomatopoeia

Front

Repetition of initial letters in words?

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Alliteration

Front

Sounds 'b,' 'p,' 't,' 'd' are called?

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Plosive

Front

Repeated 'S' sounds are caused by:

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Sibilance

Front

Repetition of vowel sounds

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Assonance

Front

Repetition of words or phrases at the start of successive clauses?

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Anaphora

Front

Term for two ideas placed close together for contrast?

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Juxtaposition