Literary Devices Flashcards
1
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Apostrophe
A
Addressing someone absent, dead or non human.
ex. “oh nature, thou art my goddess”
2
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Juxtaposition
A
Placing two things next to each other for contrast
ex. All is fair in love and war
3
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Idiom
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A saying or expression used to parallel a different meaning - saying something the means something else
ex. elephant in the room or feeing under the weather
4
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Metonymy
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Substitute an attribute from the whole
ex. do you need a HAND
5
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Allusion
A
reference to another well known work (ex.) Bible - “Oh my God!”
6
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Analogy
A
Comparison between two things that are similar
7
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Anecdote
A
A short story
8
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Prose
A
Sentence or paragraph
