Literary Devices

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Juxtaposition

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The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

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Allusion

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Onomatopoeia

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The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle).

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Personification

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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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Repetition

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The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

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Rhyme

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Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

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Rhythm

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A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

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Simile

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion).