Literary Terms Flashcards by i love cats | Brainscape

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds

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Personification

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Giving non-living things life-like qualities

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Repetition

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The repeating of words and phrases

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Hyperbole

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An extravagant exaggeration

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Metaphor

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The comparison of two things not using like or as

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that represent sounds

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Simile

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The comparison of two things using like or as

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