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Literary Devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| personification | when an inanimate object or an abstract idea is given human characteristics |
| symbolism | the use of a thing, character, object or idea to represent something else. |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| irony | the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning |
| simile | the comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’ |
| metaphor | the comparison of two unlike things without the use of ‘like’ or ‘as’ |