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Literary Terms

Examples of Literary Terms

TermExample
HYPERBOLE Wow, I haven't seen that girl in a million years.
CLICHE' Don't worry;the sun will come out tomorrow.
PUN I kept wondering why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
ALLUSION Tom is generally really good at math, but fractions are Achilles heel.
FORESHADOWING He didn't know what was in store for him, but he would soon find out the truth.
INVERSION There on my porch sat a basket of kittens.
SIMILE My love for you like an ocean.
ALLITERATION "We shall not falter, we shall not fail" -President G.W. Bush
ASSONANCE Mike tried to light the fire.
PERSONIFICATION The storm attacked the town with a fierce rage.
FLASHBACK As the man buried the dog, he couldn't help remembering that Christmas when it was just a puppy with a big red bow around its neck.
METAPHOR "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players". -Shakespeare
PARADOX When you start your senior year it will be the beginning of the end for you.
OXYMORON I left the ice cream in the freezer too long and it got freezer burn; it was pretty ugly.
IMAGERY It was a crisp autumn evening. The trees glowed with fiery leaves of orange, yellow, and red, though a few of the brown ones had already started floating down.
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