Literary Device Vocab Review

Front

Word for a speech in a play heard by the audience but not by other characters.

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Aside

Front

Foreshadowing

Back

Indication of future events in the story.

Front

Word for an exaggerated statement, not meant literally.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Comparison not using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Metaphor

Front

Oxymoron: Two opposing words used together.

Back

Two words that are the opposite of each other but are used together.

Front

Word for a play on words with multiple meanings.

Back

Pun

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

Front

What is a soliloquy?

Back

A long speech by one character, often when alone.

Front

Literary device: "Fish are smart because they live in schools."

Back

Pun

Front

Literary device: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"

Back

Hyperbole