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Literary Devices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| metaphor | comparison of two things |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| personification | giving a non-human thing/animal, human traits |
| irony | double meaning; a twist, contradiction, or sarcasm |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| alliteration | repeating of the same consonant sound |
| imagery | picture in the reader's mind; visualization |
| repetition | repeating the same idea, word, or sound |
| rhyme | words that have the same ending sound (cat/hat) |
| onomatopoeia | sound word; word creates a sound |