She sells seashells by the sea shore. --- is an example of which literary device?
Alliteration
A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.
Allusion
The particular form of language/pronunciation unique to a specific region or group.
Dialect
An interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time.
Flashback
When an author provides clues or hints that suggest future events.
Foreshadowing
“You could hear the gasp echo across the room.” - is an example of what literary device?
Hyperbole
What do you call the language that appeals to the senses.
Imagery
Zonk, pow, meow, sizzle, pop, and hiss are all examples of this type of device.
Onomatopoeia
A person, place, object or an action that stands for something beyond itself.
Symbol/symbolism
The writer's attitude toward the reader and the subject of the message.
Tone
The use of any element of language—a sound, word, phrase—more than once to stress a certain idea.
Repetition
We often see it in poetry and lyrics because it is: 1. pleasing to the ear 2. draws attention to certain words 3. strengthens the form
Rhyme/rhyming
A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken as if something else. (We often say it is a simile without using the words “like” or “as”).
Metaphor
A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as.
Simile
Name 2 literary devices in this quote: "The first sounds I heard were the calls of loon, the snap and crackle of a fire, and the low, rolling undulation of Ojibwa talk."
Onomatopoeia and imagery
