Literary Devices

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written conversation between two or more characters.

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dialogue

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a writer's or speaker's choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences.

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diction

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Descriptive words or phrases that create sensory experiences for the reader. It evokes the five senses.

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imagery

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A person, place, an activity, or an object that stands for something beyond itself.

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symbol

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Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of words.

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figurative language

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as."

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simile

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that have something in common without using the word "like" or "as."

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metaphor

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a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea.

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personification

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Technique in which writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with one another

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dialogue

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any struggle between opposing forces; it drives each and every story

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conflict