literally devices Flashcards
1
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purpose of literary devices
A
allows writers to convey a deeper meaning
2
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used when a character or a speaker addresses someone who is not present or personified
A
apostrophe
3
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represent and abstract/concept/idea
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symbolism
4
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an object/concept is referred not by its own name, but instead something that is closely related with it
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metonomy
5
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word for a small component for the whole
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synecdoche
6
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two contradicting meanings of the same situation, speaker means something different from what they are saying
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irony
7
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oxymoron
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combine 2 contrasting words to give a deeper meaning
8
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alliteration
A
repitition of initial consonant sound in words that are in close proximity of eachoother
9
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assonance
A
repitition of similar vowel sounds in two or more words in close proximity of each other
