Literary Devices Flashcards

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Polly Pocket picked a purple plant

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Example of alliteration

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Extreme exaggeration

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Called a hyperbole

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Forms of conflict

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Man vs. man, man vs. himself, man vs. the supernatural

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Well-painted mental image

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Called imagery

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Contrast between what is said and meant

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Verbal irony

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Contrast between character's thoughts and reality

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Dramatic irony

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Contrast between what happens and what was expected

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Situational irony

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Comparison without "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

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What the reader takes away

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Theme

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Simile example

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"She is like an angel."