Literary devices for Keystones

Question 1

comparing two unlike things to show similarities

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metaphor

Question 2

indirect reference to something

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allusion

Question 3

when a person, place, or thing is used to represent another thing

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symbolism

Question 4

style or manner of expression in writing or speaking

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tone

Question 5

the atmosphere or feeling evoked by a piece of writing

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mood

Question 6

giving human characteristics to something not human

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personification

Question 7

comparing 2 unlike things using comparison words

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simile

Question 8

a comparison of 2 things that have similar features

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analogy

Question 9

the pattern that the rhyming words create at the lines of poetry

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rhyme scheme

Question 10

when two opposing words or ideas are placed beside each other

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oxymoron

Question 11

a word that imitates or resembles the sound it describes

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onomatopoeia

Question 12

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in 2 or more neighboring words.

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alliteration

Questions 12