Literary Devices Flashcards

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Verbal irony

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A character knowingly exaggerates or says one thing but means another (sarcasm).

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Situational irony

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A contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually happens.

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Dramatic irony

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When the reader knows more than the characters.

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Alliteration

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Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase.

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Imagery

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Using words that create pictures in your mind by appealing to your five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

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Simile

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Comparison using "like" or "as".

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things that suggests a similarity between them.

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Personification

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Making an inanimate object or animal act like a person.

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration.

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Idiom

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An expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words.