Literary Devices Flashcards

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Alliteration

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Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase (e.g., Robbie saw rabbits resting by roses).

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration (e.g., That building can touch the clouds).

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Idiom

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An expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements (e.g., kick the bucket or under the weather).

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things that suggests a similarity between the two items (e.g., Love is a rose).

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that sound like what they are (e.g., POP! BAM! Slosh).

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Personification

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Making an inanimate (non-living) object or animal act like a person.

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Simile

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A comparison using "like" or "as" (e.g., She sings like an angel).

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Figurative Language

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A tool that an author uses to help readers visualize what is happening in the story.