Literary Devices: Lit Terms 5

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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. EX: tongue twisters

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Allusion

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A reference to another well known person, place, event, source, etc.

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Figurative Language

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Internal Rhyme

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A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.

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External Rhyme

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Rhyme that occurs at the end of different lines.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech comparing 2 items WITHOUT using LIKE or AS.

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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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Refrain (Chorus)

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A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.