Literary Devices Pretest

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Simile: A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Metaphor: A comparison between two different objects without "like" or "as."

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A comparison between two different objects that DOES NOT use "like" or "as."

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human objects.

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"Her smile was as bright as the morning sun" is an example of:

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A Simile

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What is hyperbole?

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Exaggerating statements to make a point.

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Alliteration

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Same letter sounds at the beginning of adjacent words.

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Imagery:

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Drawing a picture in a reader's mind.

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Literary device example: "My car is a tank when I have to buy gas."

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Metaphor

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Literary device example: "My car started yelling at me when I forgot to change the oil."

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Personification

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Literary device example: "I spent $10,000 replacing my brakes, so no dinner tonight."

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Hyperbole