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Literary Devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simile | a literary device that compares two things using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | comparing two things by saying one thing is similar to another---does NOT use "like" or "as" |
| Personification | a figure of speech giving human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea |
| Idiom | a group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary meaning of the words |
| Symbolism | a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and stands for something else as well |
| Mood | the overall feeling created in the reader by a piece of literature |
| Tone | the writer's attitude towards the subject |
| Alliteration | the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words |
| Hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration use to make a point |
| Onomatopoeia | using words to mimic sounds |
| Oxymoron | figurative language that combines words that have nearly opposite meanings |