Literary Devices

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What is a simile?
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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'My love is like a red, red rose.'
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a metaphor?
Back
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.'
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is personification?
Back
Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.'
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is allusion?
Back
An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. It is often used to make a comparison or to add meaning.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is irony?
Back
Irony is a literary device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning. It often involves a discrepancy between expectation and reality.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the literary device: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'
Back
Personification.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the literary device: 'He is as brave as a lion.'
Back
Simile.
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