Literary Devices

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What is the literary device that uses symbols to represent ideas or qualities beyond their literal meaning?

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Symbolism

Front

What point of view is characterized by an outside narrator telling the story?

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3rd Person Point of View

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What literary device is exemplified by words that imitate sounds, such as 'buzz' or 'splat'?

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Onomatopoeia

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What is the term for descriptive language that creates vivid images in the reader's mind?

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Imagery

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What literary device involves a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole

Front

What literary device gives human traits to non-human entities?

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Personification

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What is the term for a recurring theme, subject, or idea in a literary work?

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Motif

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What literary device involves a contrast between expectation and reality?

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Irony

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What is the term for the emotional atmosphere created by a literary work?

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Mood