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English is LIT ! (Literary Devices and terms)
English is LIT ! (Literary Devices and terms)
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Giving human traits to inanimate or nonhuman objects
Hyperbole
Symbolism
Personification
Metaphor
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A concrete object that represents something abstract like Love
Metaphor
Allusion
Symbolism
Personification
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The brave prince battled the beast for his beautiful bride.
Alliteration
Allusion
Imagery
Metaphor
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He was as understanding as a loving father is with his son.
Alliteration
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
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That was the most terrible movie I have ever seen. It was worse than getting a tooth pulled.
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Imagery
6
Her lovely voice was music to his ears.
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
Alliteration
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The scarlet ibis in The Scarlet Ibis is an example of a
Metaphor
Imagery
Symbol
Allusion
8
Self control is knowing when to put on the brakes
Metaphor
Allusion
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A reference to something well known outside of a text from pop culture, history, or books, etc
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Allusion
Metaphor
10
Her wisdom was as great as Athena's
Personification
Metaphor
Allusion
Imagery
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He looked at her with wonder and awe as if he had seen an angel
Metaphor
Simile
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A theme must be all these things EXCEPT
Not Cliche
ONE sentence
A single motif
Universal (not case specific)
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The emotion or attitude of the SPEAKER of a text is the...
Mood
Theme
Hyperbole
Tone
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She is the goodness of the world!
Metaphor
Simile
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They were as peaceful as sleeping babies
Metaphor
Simile
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Repetition of the initial consonant sound in adjacent words
Imagery
Hyperbole
Motif
Alliteration
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The snow was a white blanket covering the hills.
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
18
Her knowledge was enlightening like Einstein
Metaphor
Allusion
19
A comparison using like or as is a ...
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
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What is a comparison using a form of be (is, was, are)?
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Personification
21
His intelligence was at the level of Odysseus
Allusion
Metaphor
22
An exaggeration or an overstatement is what literary device?
Mood
Connotation
Hyperbole
Tone
23
The tree wept because its knot-hole was filled with cement.
Allusion
Symbolism
Alliteration
Personification
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The overall universal message of a story.
Plot
Motif
Climax
Theme
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Courage is like a lioness protecting her cubs
Metaphor
Simile
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Charity is a gateway to happiness
Allusion
Metaphor
27
I was a bee dodging all my opponents buzzing around the field.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
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The burger I ordered was as big as an elephant
Personification
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Alliteration
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The classroom burst with noise like a zoo!
Imagery
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
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"She is the sun, brightening our day" Lit device?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
