Literary Devices

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Personification

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When a writer describes an object as if it were a person.

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Simile

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A comparison using like or as.

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison that states one thing is another, not meant to be literal.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration beyond belief.

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Idiom

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Quirky sayings and expressions specific to a language.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the natural sound of something.

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Alliteration

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The use of the same sound to start several words in a row.

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Assonance

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The use of words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds but are not rhyming words.

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Allusion

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

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Kylin had a long baseball practice last night and slept like a log in homeroom.

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Simile