Literary Vocabulary for Grade 7

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*Front:* Metaphor

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figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

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*Front:* Simile

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figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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*Front:* Alliteration

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of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words

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*Front:* Personification

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human traits to non-human things

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*Front:* Hyperbole

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exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

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*Front:* Onomatopoeia

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word that imitates the sound it represents

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*Front:* Oxymoron

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figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together

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*Front:* Irony

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contrast between expectation and reality

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*Front:* Foreshadowing

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hint or clue about what will happen later in the story

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*Front:* Symbolism

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an object or action to represent a deeper meaning or idea