Literary Devices

Front

What is the term for giving human traits and qualities to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What do we call a group of words that contain the same sound at the beginning of each word?

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Alliteration

Front

What is the comparison of one thing to another without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the literary device that provides hints or clues about what will happen later in the story?

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Foreshadowing

Front

What is the term for extreme exaggeration?

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Hyperbole

Front

What do we call a figure of speech that makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the term for a statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a truth?

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Paradox

Front

What do we call a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

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Allusion

Front

What is the term for a recurring theme or idea in a literary work?

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Motif

Front

What do we call a situation where the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs?

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Irony