Literary Devices Review

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8th - 11th Grade
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A made-up story that is based on a real time and place in history, so fact is mixed with fiction.
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History fiction: A genre that blends historical facts with fictional elements.
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Comparison of two things essentially different but with some commonalities; does not use 'like' or 'as'.
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Metaphor: A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things.
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A figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradictory elements are juxtaposed (side-by-side).
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Oxymoron: A combination of contradictory or incongruent words (e.g., 'deafening silence').
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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art to enrich the reading experience by adding meaning.
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Allusion: An indirect reference to something well-known.
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Techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character by what he/she does or says, other characters say about him/her, or how they react to him/her, and how the author reveals directly or through a narrator.
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Characterization: The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
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Simile: A figure of speech that directly compares two different things.
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A word that imitates the sound it represents.
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Onomatopoeia: A word that phonetically resembles the sound it describes (e.g., 'buzz', 'sizzle').
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