Literary Devices

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Grouping of lines in a poem, resembling a paragraph

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Stanza

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Repetition of vowel sounds in poetry

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Assonance

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Element in literature that evokes emotions through word choice.

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Mood

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Narrator's attitude toward the text's topic

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Tone

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Idea or message a literary work teaches.

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Theme

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Unexpected events in literature create suspense or entertainment.

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Irony

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Comparing two unlike things using a linking verb (is, are, was, were)

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Metaphor

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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Language in literature that stimulates the senses.

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Imagery

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Attributing human traits to animals or objects

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Personification