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Literary Devices

TermDefinition
Simile Example Example: The ship sank. It made a sound like a monstrous metallic burp.
Simile a direct comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor Example Example: Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget for special effects is absolutely unlimited.
Metaphor an implied comparison
Personification Example Example: Everything was screaming: the sea, the wind, and my heart.
Personification attaching human traits and characteristics to objects, animals, or other non-human things
Onomatopoeia Example Example: Treeeee! Treeee! Treeeee!
Onomatopoeia words whose very sound is close to the sound they are meant to depict
Hyperbole Example Example: I had never experienced such intense pain, such a RIPPING OF THE NERVES, such an ache of the heart.
Hyperbole intended to exaggerate or overemphasize
Allusion Reference
Flashback depicts the occurrence of specific events to the reader that have taken place before the present time of the narration
Foreshadowing hints that set the stage for a story to unfold
Imagery use of at least one of the five senses
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