Literary Devices Flashcards

Front

Simile

Back

A ________between

.

.

two things using

.

.

'_______' or '________'.

Front

Metaphor

Back

A ________comparison

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between #_____ things.

Front

Hyperbole

Back

A deliberate

.

.

_______________or

.

.

_______________.

Front

Personification

Back

Giving _______________

.

.

qualities to something

.

.

_______________.

Front

Allusion

Back

A _______________ to

.

.

something well known

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.

(_______________, art, etc).

Front

Alliteration

Back

The _______________

.

.

of the same initial

.

.

_______________ in a row.

Front

Assonance

Back

The _______________

.

.

of internal _______________

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.

sounds in nearby words.

Front

Onomatopoeia

Back

The use of a word

.

.

that resembles a

.

.

_______________.