Literary Devices 11th Grade

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that mimics a sound.

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What is dramatic irony?

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When the audience knows something the characters do not.

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What is the tone of a story?

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The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject.

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What is personification?

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Giving human-like traits to non-living objects.

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What is situational irony?

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When the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.

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What is verbal irony?

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When the speaker says one thing but means the opposite.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.