Literary Devices Flashcards

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Analogy

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Making a comparison to help someone understand an unfamiliar word or idea.

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Allusion

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A figure of speech in reference to an event or character in a literary work.

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Simile

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A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using the words like or as.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is being compared without the use of like or as.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration.

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Onomatopoeia

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A figure of speech that imitates sound.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Personification

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The attribution of human nature or to animals or objects.

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Paradox

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A statement that seems contradictory, but in reality, expresses a possible truth.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which uses contradictory words or phrases.