Literary devices

Literary devices

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English

11th - 12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Quotation at the start of a work is called a _____

Back

epigraph

2.

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Front

Author refers to an event in another work: _____

Back

Simile

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Difference between metaphor and simile?

Back

A simile is a metaphor that uses 'like' or 'as'.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

First-person point of view example:

Back

I walked home from the store.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a euphemism?

Back

When an author uses a milder image or phrase to describe a graphic or explicit event.