other devices Flashcards
1
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puns and play on words
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add interest and humor.
2
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hyperbole
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is exaggeration “ he was frightened out of his wits”
3
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understatement
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is the opposite of exaggeration
4
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allusion
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is an indirect reference to something outside the current literary work: he was a veritable hercules. (reference to something outside)
5
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symbol
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is something– a person, object , situation, or action.
