Literary Devices

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Simile

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to non-human things or ideas.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing (e.g., 'buzz').

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Irony

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A contrast between expectation and reality.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech combining contradictory terms (e.g., 'bittersweet').

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Foreshadowing

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A hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Allegory

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A story with a hidden moral or political meaning.