literary devices Flashcards
1
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rhyme
A
When two or more words have the same end sound
2
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simile
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compares two unlike objects using like or as
3
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metaphor
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makes a direct comparison of unlike objects
4
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personification
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giving a non-human object human chacterstics
5
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alliteration
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when two or more words start with the same sound
6
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imagery
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when an author uses descripitve words to make the reader think of the picture with the help of the five senses
7
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Onomatopoeia
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a sounnd convented into or mimicked by a word
8
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hyperbole
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an extreme over the top exxagertion used to make a point
9
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rhytm
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a beat of stressed and unstressed symbols
10
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tone
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The mood or emotions of a poem
11
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refrain
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a word or phrase that repeats throughtout a poem
