Literary Devices

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A rhetorical figure that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

Front

A rhetorical figure that refers directly to one thing by mentioning another.

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Metaphor

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Alliteration

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A situation or statement where the truth is the opposite of appearances.

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Irony

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Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Images

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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Allegory

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A rhetorical figure in which seemingly contradictory terms appear together.

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Oxymoron

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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human.

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Personification

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Hyperbole

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A rhetorical figure in which a part is used to represent the whole or vice versa.

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Synecdoche