Literary devices

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What is an allusion?

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work (book, song, or movie) that appears in another work.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is a paradox?

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A statement that places two contradictory phrases or ideas together that, through deeper analysis, make logical sense.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or inanimate objects.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is 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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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is a cliché?

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An overused expression or idea that has lost its originality and impact.