Literary Devices

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An object that has its literal meaning but also represents something else.

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What is a symbol in literature?

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Comparing two unlike things WHILE using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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giving human characteristics to non-human things

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personification

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a word that imitates a sound

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onomatopoeia

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comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

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metaphor

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language that evokes one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, smell

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imagery

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an exaggerated statement for added effect

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hyperbole

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an author's choice of words to suggest a specific mood or tone

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diction

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referring to real or fictional people, places, books, historical events, etc

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allusion

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repetition of beginning sounds in words that are near each other

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alliteration