Review: Literary Devices

Front

What is the term for extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole

Front

What literary device involves the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words?

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Alliteration

Front

What do you call a word that imitates the sound it represents?

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Onomatopoeia

Front

What is a reference to another work of literature, person, or event called?

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Allusion

Front

What is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?

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Irony

Front

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

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Simile

Front

What is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What term describes a situation where the outcome is significantly different from what was expected?

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Situational Irony

Front

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

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Motif

Front

What literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things?

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Personification