Literary devices Flashcards

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Alliteration

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When words have the same first letter and occur close togetehr in a series

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Alliteration example

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Peter piper picked a peck or painted pickles

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Imagery

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Despcriptive language used to paint an image in your head

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Example of imagery

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The redish brown large couch which was furry and soft sat in my livingroom floor

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5
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Simile

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A comparison using the words “like” or “as”

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Simile example

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Stepping into my classroom was like stepping into Antarctica

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7
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Metaphor

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Inderict or implied comparison between 2 very different things not using the words “like” or “as”

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8
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Metaphkr

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The hallways are a zoo

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9
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Personification

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When something not alive does an action and alive person does

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Personification example

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the trees shivered in the night

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11
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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration

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12
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Hyperbole example

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My homeowrk took me forever

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13
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Symbolism

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The use of an object person situation or word to represent something else

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14
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Symbolism example

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Owl represntung wisdom or lightbulb representing an idea

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15
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Tone

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The emotions and feelings from the piece or writing

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Tone example words

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Guilty,admiring,bitter,childish,cold,confident,critical,