Literary Devices and Terms

Literary Devices and Terms

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English

8th Grade

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Danielle Atkins

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

simile

Back

a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words “like” or “as” (she was as bright as the sun)

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

metaphor

Back

a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words “is” or “are” (he is a mountain)

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

idiom

Back

a phrase with a figurative meaning that is different than its literal meaning (raining cats and dogs)

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

hyperbole

Back

an exaggeration so dramatic that it is obviously not true (she assigns 87 years of homework every day)

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

personification

Back

giving human characteristics to something not human (the rain sang us to sleep)

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

alliteration

Back

when a set of words uses the same consonant sound or letters repeatedly at the beginning of a word (seven silly swans)

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

onomatopoeia

Back

sound words (boom!)

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