Literary Devices Flashcards

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Simile

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A comparison between two things using "like" or "as." Example: She was as quiet as a mouse.

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two things without using "like" or "as." Example: The world's a stage.

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Hyperbole

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A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Example: This bag weighs a ton.

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to non-human things. Example: Lightning danced across the sky.

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Allusion

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A reference to something well known (literature, art, etc.). Example: Telling this secret will unlock Pandora's box.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a row. Example: Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Assonance

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The repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of a word that resembles a sound. Example: Buzz, zoom, slap.

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Rhyme Scheme

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DEFINITION: Rhyming pattern within a poem EXAMPLE: “Do you like/ Green eggs and ham/ I do not like them/ Sam-I-am/ I do not like/ Green eggs and ham” (ABCBDDB) POP CULTURE EXAMPLE: “You know you a star you can touch the sky/ I know that it’s hard but you have to try” - Lizzo

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Tone

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DEFINITION: Attitude of the speaker toward the subject EXAMPLE: A business letter vs. a poem POP CULTURE EXAMPLE: Advertising (Geico v. Allstate v. State Farm)