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Title: Literary Devices


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Literary Devices
  • Add your own example of each term to your
    Shutter-Folder-Flippy-Thingy.

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Simile
  • Simile is the comparison of two seemingly unlike
    things using like or as.
  • For example

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The robber was as quiet as a mouse.
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At Thanksgiving dinner, I ate like a pig.
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Metaphor
  • A metaphor is the comparison of two seemingly
    unlike things WITHOUT using like or as.
  • For example

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Jeremy was a statue as he sat thinking about his
homework assignment.
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The marshmallow clouds floated through the
otherwise blue sky.
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Onomatopoeia
  • Words that derived their meaning from the sounds
    they imitate.
  • For example

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The door squeaked as it opened and then slammed
shut.
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Thunder boomed as the rain gushed to the ground.
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Alliteration
  • Alliteration is the repetition of consonant
    sounds.
  • For example

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The phenomenal foursome, featuring Phelps,
finished first, winning gold at the Beijing
Olympics
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My chunky, chubby Chihuahua checks out some
chocolate.
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Personification
  • Personification gives human qualities and
    characteristics to non-human objects.
  • For example

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His conscience whispered in his ear and guided
him in the right direction.
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The mint, chocolate-chip ice cream called my name
from inside its frozen fortress, tempting me to
indulge in a dish.
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Hyperbole
  • Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration used for humor
    or emphasis.
  • For example

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Time stopped, and it took a hundred years for
class to end.
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Foreshadowing
  • Foreshadowing is when the author gives hints
    about events that have not yet occurred.
  • For example

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Bertha placed the steaming hot cup of coffee on
the corner of the table as the dog rushed forward
to play.
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Irony
  • Irony occurs when the opposite of what is
    expected happens.
  • For example

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The crowd stood in shock as the fire station
burned down.
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The news reported that the local police station
had been robbed.
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  • You have 10,000 spoons when all you need is a
    knife.

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Imagery Sensory details Sight, Sound, Taste,
Touch, Smell
  • "His skin shined and sparkled like thousands of
    diamonds, as shiny and smooth as marble."
  • Touch of his cold skin
  • The smell of her blood

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Idiom an expression whose meaning is different
from the literal meaning of the words.
  • Get out of my hair
  • Hang on
  • Cough it up
  • Spill the beans
  • Bend over backwards
  • Dont jump down my throat
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