Literary devices Flashcards

1
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Personification

A

Giving human attributes to inanimate objects

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2
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Simile

A

Comparing two things using like/as

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3
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Onomatopoeia

A

Sound effects, boom Bam wham.

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4
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Metaphor

A

Comparing two things NOT using like/as

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5
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Pun

A

Making a jokingly comparison, with two words that sound the same but mean two different things.

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6
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Anachronism

A

Doesn’t belong in that period of time

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7
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Plot complication

A

Antagonist and protagonist work together to get an end goal

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8
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Foreshadowing

A

Hinting a major event

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9
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Thrombosis(trick Question)

A

A blood clot

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10
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Soliloquy

A

Speaking one’s mind when alone

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11
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Dramatic irony

A

When audience knows more about a situation than a character does

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12
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Juxtaposition

A

Placing two opposite elements together, life, and death, rich and poor.

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13
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Paradox

A

Less is more, poor little rich girl.

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14
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Oxymora.

A

Words that self-contradictory rate, less is more.

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15
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Iambic pentameter

A

A line of poetry that has five iambs

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16
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Hyperbole

A

An exaggeration

17
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Aside

A

A short phrase spoken to audience

18
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Aside

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A short phrase spoken to audience