Literary Devices

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Literary Devices

• Add your own example of each term to your
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Simile

• Simile is the comparison of two seemingly unlike
  things using like or as.
• For example

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The robber was as quiet as a mouse.
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At Thanksgiving dinner, I ate like a pig.
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Metaphor

• A metaphor is the comparison of two seemingly
  unlike things WITHOUT using like or as.
• For example

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Jeremy was a statue as he sat thinking about his
homework assignment.
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The marshmallow clouds floated through the
otherwise blue sky.
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Onomatopoeia

• Words that derived their meaning from the sounds
  they imitate.
• For example

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The door squeaked as it opened and then slammed
shut.
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Thunder boomed as the rain gushed to the ground.
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Alliteration

• Alliteration is the repetition of consonant
  sounds.
• For example

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The phenomenal foursome, featuring Phelps,
finished first, winning gold at the Beijing
Olympics
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My chunky, chubby Chihuahua checks out some
chocolate.
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Personification

• Personification gives human qualities and
  characteristics to non-human objects.
• For example

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His conscience whispered in his ear and guided
him in the right direction.
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The mint, chocolate-chip ice cream called my name
from inside its frozen fortress, tempting me to
indulge in a dish.
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Hyperbole

• Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration used for humor
  or emphasis.
• For example

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Time stopped, and it took a hundred years for
class to end.
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Foreshadowing

• Foreshadowing is when the author gives hints
  about events that have not yet occurred.
• For example

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Bertha placed the steaming hot cup of coffee on
the corner of the table as the dog rushed forward
to play.
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Irony

• Irony occurs when the opposite of what is
  expected happens.
• For example

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The crowd stood in shock as the fire station
burned down.
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The news reported that the local police station
had been robbed.
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• You have 10,000 spoons when all you need is a
  knife.

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Imagery Sensory details Sight, Sound, Taste,
Touch, Smell

• "His skin shined and sparkled like thousands of
  diamonds, as shiny and smooth as marble."
• Touch of his cold skin
• The smell of her blood

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Idiom an expression whose meaning is different
from the literal meaning of the words.

• Get out of my hair
• Hang on
• Cough it up
• Spill the beans
• Bend over backwards
• Dont jump down my throat