Literary Devices Flashcards

Literary Devices Flashcards

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English

7th Grade

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Michael Mains

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1.

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Front

Humorous play on words, often involving a double meaning

Back

Pun

2.

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Reveals something true, which seems contradictory (opposite)

Back

Paradox

3.

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Front

Comparing two things using “like or as”

Back

Simile

4.

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Front

When an author drops a hint about something to prepare the reader of what is to come

Back

Foreshadowing

5.

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Front

When the author speaks directly to someone that is not present or an inanimate object

Back

Apostrophe

6.

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Front

An expression with a meaning different than to the literal meaning of the word

Back

Idiom

7.

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Front

Using an object or action that means something more than the literal meaning

Back

Symbolism

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