Literary Devices Flashcards by Maya St-Amant | Brainscape

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Alliteration

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Repetition of first letter in a words/sentences

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Foreshadowing

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It’s a clue to what is going to happen next

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Hyperbole

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Exagération

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Allusion

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A reference to a famous person or a famous event

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Metaphor

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Comparaison

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Onomatopeia

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Sound like booh!

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Personification

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Having human abilities to an animal or an object

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Simile

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Compare by using the word as or like

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Pathetic falacy

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Elements match the mood

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