Literary Devices Flashcards
(11 cards)
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Personification
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An inanimate object is given a human characteristic.
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Imagery
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Writer created a clear picture in your head.
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Metaphor
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Said to be something else.
3
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Simile
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One thug compared to another using the word as or like.
4
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Emotive Language
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The robber hit the girl
The cruel robber relentlessly bashed the innocent teenager
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Alliteration
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Repetition of consonant sounds.
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Assonance
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Repulsion of vowel sounds.
7
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Onomatopoeia
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A word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes.
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Colloquial Language
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Language that is informal
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Soliloquy
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Long dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections (emotional).
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Monologue
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Long speech that rather instead of being emotional it’s rather informative.
