literary Element Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| SIMILIE | A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT MAKES A COMPARIOSN LIKE OR AS |
| METAPHOR | ONT THING IS ANOTHER, SOMETHING IS SOMETHING ELSE |
| HYPERBOLE | EXAGGERATION OF IDEAS FOR THE SAKE OF EMPHASIS |
| PERSONIFICATION | gIVEN NON HUMAN OBJECTS HUMAN ABILITIES |
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | WHEN THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED HAPPENS |
| DRAMTATIC IRONY | WHEN THE READER KNOWS MORE THAN THE CHARACTER |
| ALLEGORY | FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH ABSTRACT IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF CHARACTERS, GIGURES AND EVENTS |
| ALLITERATION | A BREIEF AND INDIRECT REFERENCE TO A PERSON, PLACE THING OR IDEA OF HISOTRICAL, CULTURAL LITERARY OR POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE |
| CONFLICT | THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING FORCES USUALLY A PROTAGONIST AND ANTAGONIST |
| CONNOTATION | THE SECONDARY, IMPLIED MEANING OF A WORD OR PHRASE |
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