Literary Devices Flashcards

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Humorous play on words, often involving a double meaning

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Pun

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Reveals something true, which seems contradictory (opposite)

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Paradox

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Comparing two things using “like or as”

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Simile

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When an author drops a hint about something to prepare the reader of what is to come

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Foreshadowing

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When the author speaks directly to someone that is not present or an inanimate object

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Apostrophe

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An expression with a meaning different than to the literal meaning of the word

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Idiom

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Using an object or action that means something more than the literal meaning

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Symbolism

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Repetition of the same consonant sound in words/phrases, like tongue twisters

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Alliteration

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Giving inanimate objects or animals human-like traits or emotions

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Personification

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A word that imitates the sound it represents

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Onomatopoeia