eng4u Literary Devices Flashcard

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My love is like a red, red rose.

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Simile

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Brian was a wall, bouncing tennis balls back over the net.

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Metaphor

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Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling in the sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air.

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Personification

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The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.

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Simile

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Broke a date for a game, then saw her with another guy.

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Irony

Front

In Lemony Snicket, the island's inhabitants in The End are characters from The Tempest by Shakespeare.

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Allusion

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"My heart is a lonely hunter on a lonely hill." - William Sharp

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Metaphor

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A woman plans to break up with her boyfriend while he buys her a diamond ring for a proposal.

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Irony

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Emeralds are green like grass, rubies red like blood, sapphires blue like heaven, and flints in the mud.

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Simile

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Earth felt the wound; Nature sighed, showing signs of woe. - John Milton

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Personification