level 3 literary devices Flashcards
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Juxtaposition
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Placing two things side by side so as to highlight their differences.
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Zoomorphism
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Giving humans, gods, objects the qualities or traits of an animal.
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Extended Metaphor
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A comparison between two dissimilar objects that extends throughout the text.
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Situational Irony
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Occurs when contrasting events appear between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.
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Verbal Irony
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When a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
