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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion | figure of speech that makes reference to famous people, places, events, or literary works |
| foreshadowing | literary device used to hint at things to come. |
| alliteration | the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence or verse. |
| imagery | when the writer uses language that appeals to our five senses. These details help us imagine that we are “in” the story! |
| hyperbole | figure of speech that uses exaggeration to emphasize something. |
| personification | figurative language that gives human emotions, actions, or behaviors to animals or objects |
| simile | figurative language that is a comparison between two things using “like” or “as” |
| metaphor | figurative language that is a DIRECT comparison between two things. |
| onomatopoeia | type of figurative language that involves using words that mimic sounds. |
| symbolism | when a writer creates a symbol (which could be an object, image, color, character, etc.) by giving something that is concrete a greater, more abstract meaning |
| idiom | phrase that has a figurative meaning and cannot be understood by the literal meaning of its separate words |