Literary devices

Question 0

Assonance

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Definition: Assonance refers to a repetition of sounds produced by vowels within a sentence.

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Question 1

Alliteration

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Definition: It’s a repetition of similar sounds in a sentence or of world that begin with the same letter(vowel or consonant).

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Question 2

Imagery

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Definition:When the author uses words and phrases to create an image in the reader’s mind. Appeals to the 5 senses.

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Question 3

Irony

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Definition:When something happens that is opposite from what is expected.

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Question 4

Hyperbole

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Definition: A hyperbole is a literary device where the author uses specific words and phrases to exaggerate and overemphasize.

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Question 5

Metaphor

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Definition:It’s a comparison of two things without using like or as.

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Onomatopoeia

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Definition: an onomatopoeia refers to sound words who pronunciation to the actual sound/noise they represent.

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Question 7

Oxymoron

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Definition: Two words put together that mean different things individually but mean something else when put together.

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Question 8

Personification

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Refers to attaching human traits and characteristics to non-human things.

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Question 9

Puns

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Pun is a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggest two or more meanings.

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Question 10

Rhyme

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Definition:A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds and they often occur in a pattern.

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Question 11

End rhyme

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Definition: it’s when the ends of lines rhyme.

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Question 12

Internal rhyme

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Definition: They are words that rhyme and are found within the line.

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Question 13

Simile

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Comparison of two things while using like,as,such as and than. They are mostly used to show the reader the feeling the author has to convey.

Question 14

Symbol

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Definition: it’s using an object or action that means something more than than it’s literal meaning. We could use colours,numbers or even natural elements.

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Question 15

Theme

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Definition:The central idea or topic of a work (poetry,short story,novel…)

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Question 16

Tone

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Definition:Writer’s attitude or expression (mood).

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