Literary Devices

Literary Devices

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English

12th Grade

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1.

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Front

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

Back

Simile

2.

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Front

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

Back

Metaphor

3.

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Front

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

Back

Alliteration

4.

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Front

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

Back

Irony

5.

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Front

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

Back

Images

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Allegory

7.

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Front

A rhetorical figure in which seemingly contradictory terms appear together.

Back

Oxymoron

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