Literary Device Review
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- Q1comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"Simile30s
- Q2..., A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudesPersonification30s
- Q3...imitates a soundOnomatopoeia30s
- Q4A figure of speech comparing two different things; comparing two unlike things without using words such as "like" or "as"Metaphor30s
- Q5Definition: Descriptive language that appeals to the five sensesImagery30s
- Q6an overstatement or exaggerationHyperbole30s
- Q7the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaningIrony30s
- Q8words that have the same beginning sounds togetherAlliteration30s
- Q9A play on words that are similar in sound but different in meaningPun30s
- Q10A (concrete) object that represents an abstract idea, feeling, or thoughtSymbolism30s
- Q11the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.Understatement30s
- Q12The presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs.Antithesis30s
- Q13A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.Tone30s
- Q14Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readerMood30s
- Q15use of techniques, storytelling, and figurative language to illustrate a point or sceneauthor's craft30s