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Flashcards on Literary Devices
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What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that compares two unrelated things
What is personification?
Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects
What is alliteration?
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a sentence
What is irony?
A contrast between expectations and reality
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect
What is foreshadowing?
A warning or indication of a future event
What is imagery?
Using descriptive language to create sensory experiences
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate or suggest the sound they describe
What is symbolism?
Using objects or actions to represent abstract ideas or qualities
What is a paradox?
A statement that contradicts itself but may be true
What is a flashback?
A scene set in an earlier time to provide context or background
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows more than the characters in a story
What is repetition?
Repeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis
What is an allegory?
A story or poem that has a hidden meaning
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What literary device is used in the phrase 'time flies'?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
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What is the literary device in the sentence 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'?
Irony
Personification
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
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Which literary device is used in the phrase 'as fast as a cheetah'?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
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What is the literary device in the sentence 'The calm lake looked like a mirror'?
Simile
Paradox
Flashback
Symbolism
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What literary device is used in the phrase 'a sea of faces'?
Allegory
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
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Which literary device is used in the phrase 'I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse'?
Flashback
Irony
Repetition
Hyperbole
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What is the literary device in the sentence 'The thunder roared angrily'?
Dramatic Irony
Repetition
Symbolism
Personification
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Which literary device is used in the phrase 'a heart of gold'?
Foreshadowing
Allegory
Simile
Symbolism
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What literary device is used in the phrase 'bouncing baby boy'?
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Flashback
Alliteration
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Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The silence was a deafening roar'?
Simile
Metaphor
Irony
Paradox
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