literary devices Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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metaphor
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direct comparison of two unalienable things
“the world’s a stage”
2
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simile
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compassion using like or as
“as brave as a lion”
3
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personification
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giving human traits to non-human things
“ the wind whispered through the trees”
4
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hyperbole
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Extreme exaggeration
“i’m so hungry I could eat a horse”
5
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imagery
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descriptive language that appeals to the senses
“ the crisp, sweet scent of autumn air”
6
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alliteration
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8
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paradox
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A statement which seems to be impossible or confusing because it contains two opposites
