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Literary Devices

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    Learn about literary devices!
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  • What is Symbolysim?
    Symbols that represent something
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  • What is an Onomatopoeia?
    A word that depicts a sound
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  • What is a Hyperbole?
    It exaggerates something
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  • What is a Simile?
    A simile compares things using Like or As
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  • What is a Metaphor?
    A metaphor compares things directly
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  • What is Foreshadowing?
    Gives tiny hints of what happens later on
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  • What is personification?
    Adding human characteristics to something not human
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  • What is irony?
    Contradicting things
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  • What is Alliteration?
    Words with the same starting letter
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  • What is imagery?
    The author creating images in your mind for immersive reading
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  • What is Tone?
    Tone is what the author wants you to feel when reading
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  • What is Mood?
    Mood is what the reader feels when reading.
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