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Literary Devices
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Match definitions to terms on literary devices students will look for in literature.
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When the opposite of the expected happens
irony
pun
symbolism
imagery
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The point an author makes in a story, the moral is
alliteration
irony
tone
theme
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Extreme Exaggeration is called
hyperbole
tone
metaphor
onomatopeia
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Using symbols to represent big ideas
symbolism
metaphor
allusion
personification
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A preconceived point of view
idiom
tone
imagery
bias
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A writer's attitude presented through word choice
tone
foreshadowing
symbolism
mood
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An expression that its meaning is different than the literal meaning
foreshadowing
metaphor
allusion
idiom
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The feelings literature evokes in its readers.
tone
mood
imagery
symbolism
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The word representing a sound is called
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
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Personification is
extreme exaggeration
symbols representing big ideas
repeating of a word or phrase
giving an inanimate object human qualities
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Beginning sound repeated in words is
alliteration
simile
personification
theme
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A reference to something in a literary piece is a(n)
idiom
foreshadowing
repetition
allusion
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Comparison without using like or as
metaphor
allusion
simile
symbolism
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Using descriptive language that involves the senses
symbolism
imagery
mood
metaphor
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Using similar sounding words with different meanings in a joke
pun
symbolism
metaphor
tone
