Literary Devices Flashcards
1
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Metaphors
A
Comparison using is was not using like or as
2
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Consonance
A
Repetition of consonant sounds
3
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Symbolism
A
Object that symbolize something
4
Q
Dramatic Irony
A
Irony the audience see but not the characters in the play
5
Q
Verbal irony
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Words that mean something different from what the person actually say
6
Q
Situational irony
A
What is expected to happen to what actually happens
7
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Analogy
A
Comparison between two things
8
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Connotation
A
Words with additional emotional definition
9
Q
Hyperbole
A
Exaggeration
10
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Diction
A
Choice of words
11
Q
Foil
A
Character foil character that is the opposite of each other
12
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Paradox
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Things combined that seem impossible but a true
13
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Simile
A
Comparison using like or as
