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Literary Device ChartFigurative DeviceDefinitionExamplesSimileA comparison of one thing to another, using the words like or as.He is as fast as a leopard.?He is as slow as molasses.?She is like a rabbit.?MetaphorAn implied comparison in which one thing represents another thing.She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.He drowns in a sea of grief. (represents tears)Mike is?a teddy bear.PersonificationA figure of speech in which human qualities are given to something nonhuman.The stars in the clear night sky winked at me.?The car danced on the icy road?The moon smiled upon the river.?The flowers begged for water.OnomatopoeiaA word which imitates a natural sound.?I jumped and splashed into the sea.Miaowchirp?The buzzing bee flew away.?OxymoronA figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms are placed together.Cruel kindness?Working holiday?passive aggressiveliving dead?HyperboleAn exaggerated statement that is not to be taken literally.These shoes take 50 million years to put on!My shoes are killing me.I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.I'm so tired, I could die.RepetitionUsing the same word or phrase more than once to emphasize a pointLet freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado; Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California (“I Have a Dream” speech by MLK)PunA “play” on words: double-meaningDo you validate?The name of a glasses store: For EyesCacophonyWords that are harsh and unpleasant to the ear put together in a sentenceDishes crashing on the floorHorns blaring in a traffic jamAlliterationThe same letter or sound repeated at the beginning of words placed close togetherPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppersA big black bug bit a big black dogAssonanceRepetition of VOWEL sounds within words that are close togetherUp in the sky there flies a great spy plane.AllegoryRhymeThe repetition of sounds -End rhyme- the last word on each line rhymes.My Beardby Shel SilversteinMy beard grows to my toes,I never wears no clothes,I wraps my hair Around my bare,And down the road I goes.EuphonySarcasmSaying the opposite of what you really meanYou don’t say!Tell me something I don’t know!Yeah, because THAT’S never happened!AllusionA reference either directly or indirectly to a well known literature or a person or event in history. Often used in metaphor or simileHe acted like a Scrooge whenever he went to the marketI’m surprised that his nose didn’t grow like a Pinocchio when he said that.Irony: 3 types“Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.” ()Dramatic: the audience or the reader knows what is going to happen in the plot, but characters in the story don’t know what is going to happenVerbal: What you say is not what you really meanI say, “You look great today!” (Actually, I think you look awful!)Situational: What happens is opposite to the expected outcomeThe story of the Goose and the Golden EggThe sign that says: “We are committed to excellence.”Source: ................
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