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Warnke Lit. Devices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oxymoron | words that mean the opposite put together to make a saying |
| alliteration | ame beginning sound in two or more words put together |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| personification | giving non-human things human like characteristics |
| analogy | comparison between two things many times it is a synonym or antonym |
| irony | using words to say the opposite of their literal meaning |
| metaphor | comparing unlike things not using like or as; saying something is something else |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| flashback | remembering something that has happened during another time |
| foreshadowing | giving hints as to what is about to happen |