Literary Devices

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Literary device in "His heart is made of stone."

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Metaphor

Answer explanation

A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.

In contrast to a simile, a metaphor refers directly by using the word "is," while a simile uses "like" or "as."

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Literary device that is both figurative and literal, often engaging the 5 senses.

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Imagery

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Simile example: This tree is like the god of the forest.

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This tree is like the god of the forest.

Answer explanation

A simile is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as."

"The tree is the god of the forest" is a metaphor.

"The tree's leaves danced in the wind" is an example of personification.

"The tree was larger than a mountain" is an example of a hyperbole.

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Figurative language where nonhuman things have human qualities.

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Personification

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Juxtaposition: Putting two things next to one another for contrast.

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Putting two things next to one another to add a contrasting effect.

Answer explanation

Symbolism: The use of an object to represent a concept.

Imagery: A literary device that allows writers to paint pictures in readers' minds

Irony: When the writer describes something by using opposite language.

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Example of juxtaposition:

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It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

Answer explanation

Juxtapositions create a clearer picture of the characteristics of one object or idea by comparing it with those of another. "Spring" contrasts "winter" while "hope" contrasts "despair."

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A girl wakes up late for school, rushes, and finds out it's Saturday with no school.

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Situational Irony

Answer explanation

Verbal irony: When someone says something but means the opposite (similar to sarcasm).

Situational irony: When something happens that's the opposite of what was expected or intended to happen.

Dramatic irony: When the audience is aware of the true intentions or outcomes, while the characters are not.

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A combination of two words that express contradictory meaning.

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Oxymoron

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____: when an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event, or idea from outside the text.

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Allusion

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds.