Literary Devices - Definitions

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two unlike things; calling one thing as another thing.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that creates a picture in the reader's mind; sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, movement.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together.

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Allusion

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An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work.

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Allegory

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A narrative in which characters and events represent abstract ideas or moral qualities.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates the sound it describes; sound effects.

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.