Literary Devices Flashcards

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Simile

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'. Example: Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: The classroom was a zoo.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to animals or objects. Example: The wind whispered through the trees.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: The bees buzzed in the garden.

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration. Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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Rhyme

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Words that have the same ending sounds. Example: The cat sat on the mat.

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Stanza

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A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose. Example: A poem might have several stanzas, each with four lines.

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Theme

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The main idea or underlying message of a poem or story. Example: The theme of friendship is common in many poems.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell). Example: The crisp autumn leaves crunched under my feet.