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Literary Devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alluison | a reference to a well know song,text,art. famous person. |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| imagery | the use of any words that appeal to the five senses (sight,sound, touch, smell, taste) |
| irony | when the outcome is different than expected |
| verbal irony | difference between what is said and what is meant(think of sarcasm) |
| situational irony | difference between what the character believe is going to happen and what really does. |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows something that the characters do not. |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as. |
| oxymoron | words that are opposite: jumbo shrimp, sweet sorrow, controlled chaos |
| personification | giving animals, ideas , or things human-like characteristics |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| symbol | a person, object, place, or action that stands for something else (think scarlet ibis standing for Doddle) |