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Literary Devices - Flash Cards

Literary DeviceDefinitionExample
Simile Comparing two things using "like" or "as" I felt like superman flying as I was running on the beach
Metaphor Comparing two things without using "like" or "as" I was an aggressive dog going to get the puck in the corner in hockey
Allusion A reference to a well-known person, event, book, or work of art That shot was like Gretzky in his prime
Repetition repeating words or phrases Pass, Pass, Pass they scored
Imagery descriptive language appealing to the senses The frozen air, the sound of the skates slicing the ice
Alliteration Repeating the same initial consonant sounds in nearby words The speedy skater sniped
Symbol An Image that relates to the main idea or story The empty net symbolizes close to victory
Juxtaposition Comparing two things that are the opposite of each other than that Noisy crowd against the quiet overtime
Mood The feeling the reader gets from the text The tense mood in overtime was on an edge
Theme Central idea of a story Perseverance leads to growth
Irony Contrast between expectation and reality The best scorer missed the easiest shot
Foreshadowing Clues about what will happen later The coach said, if we don't practice we won't play good in the games
Personification Giving human traits to non-human things The puck danced happily across the goal line
Pun A humorous play on words that exploits multiple meanings Hockey players are great with relationchicks
Hyperbole An extreme exaggeration / sarcasm He has taken a thousand shots on ice
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