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Literary Devices

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    This game helps students review common literary devices for close-reading!
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  • Definition: repetition of sounds at the beginning of a set of words
    alliteration
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  • Example: BEST BELIEVE, I'm still BEJEWELED.
    alliteration
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  • Definition: repetition of vowel sounds in a set of words
    assonance
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  • Example: thEY sAY she was seen on occasion/ pACing the rocks, stARing out at the midnight sea
    assonance
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  • Definition: repetition of consonant sounds within/at the end of words
    consonance
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  • EXAMPLE: I'm workING late, cause I'm a sINGer
    consonance
  •  15
  • Definition: descriptive language appealing to senses
    imagery
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  • Example: And in a feud with her neighbor, she stole his dog, and DYED IT KEY LIME GREEN
    imagery
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  • Definition: comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
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  • Example: I'M A CRUMPLED UP PIECE OF PAPER lying here
    metaphor
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  • Definition: comparison using like or as
    simile
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  • Example: You call me up again, just to break me LIKE A PROMISE
    simile
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  • Definition: an object/idea that represents more than itself
    symbol
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  • Example: I left my SCARF there, at your sister's house// You keep my old SCARF from that very first week
    symbol
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  • Definition: the author’s/speaker’s attitude (angry, ironic, hopeful, rebellious).
    tone
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  • Definition: the emotional atmosphere created for the audience.
    mood
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