Literary Devices 2

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Allusion

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Refers to a place, person, event, or literary work; can be real or fictional.

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Analogy

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Establishing a relationship based on similarities between concepts.

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Anthropomorphism

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Something non-human behaving human.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase.

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Consonance

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Repetition of sounds in quick succession by consonants at word ends.

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Dysphemism

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Using a derogatory or unpleasant term.

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Euphemism

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Using less negative descriptions instead of unpleasant words.

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Euphony vs Cacophony

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Pleasant, melodic sounds vs harsh unpleasant sounds.

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Sense imagery x 5 (olfactory, visual, touch, taste, auditory)

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Descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses.

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Irony

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Playing with words so the implied meaning differs from the actual meaning.