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Mrs. Lumpkin
Literary Devices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Onomatopeia | Imitates what the word sounds like. |
| Personification | Give human qualities to animals or objects. |
| Alliteration | The repetition of the first consonant sounds. |
| Symbolism | Something that means more than its literal meaning. |
| Paradox | Truth or statement which first seems to be contradictory. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration. |
| Analoy | Comparison of the relationships between words. |
| Rhyme | Words that have the same ending sounds. |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as." |
| Pun | A play on words. |
| Sarcasm | Seems to be a compliment but means something bad. |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things and not using "like" or "as." |
| Oxymoron | A word pair that are used together to make a point. |
| Allusion | A casual reference to a famous person or event. |
| Imagery | Language that evokes one or all of the five senses. |
| Idiom | A word or phrase that means something other than its literal meaning. |