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Literary Devices
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Creative writing techniques used to enhance and make a story captivating and intriguing.
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What is Juxtaposition?
When you put two different things together, while sharing one common theme
It is used to describe a negative element and a positive element together
It is when you compare one literary element to the other
An act or instance of placing two opposing elements close together
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What is Onomatopoeia?
A word to describe action
A word to describe a feeling
A word that describes a character
A word that imitates a sound
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What is a Hyperbole?
Hyperbole is an adjective
Hyperbole is when you mix a verb and adjective together
A device used to "Show, not tell". Help makes stories more powerful
When something is being overly exaggerated but not literally true
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Foreshadowing is when you see four scary shadows in a room, only lit by candle fire.
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Did you learn something?
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Can we do it one more time, please.
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Foreshadowing is when a writer reveals an event that has not happened yet.
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Symbolism is when an image represents an idea.
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Literary Devices are used to make a story more captivating.
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What is Personification?
When you make any object alive with emotions and character
When you feel personally effected by someone
When you personalize your writing to make it more interesting
Personification is a feeling that is inflicted
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An Oxymoron is when you put two opposite words together to create a new meaning.
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What is a Simile?
A simile is used to explain how you feel
A simile is what you show when you feel happy
A simile is when you compare one thing with another
A simile is a literary device which shows the opposite meaning of a word
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There are only 10 Literary Devices in the English Language
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A Metaphor is when you poetically describe someone or something with another.
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An Oxymoron is how you describe a person when he/she got an answer wrong.
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