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In which figure of speech are two unrelated objects compared using the words 'like' or 'as'?
In which figure of speech are two unrelated objects compared using the words 'like' or 'as'?
Which figure of speech involves combining opposite words in a sentence?
Which figure of speech involves combining opposite words in a sentence?
What figure of speech gives human characteristics to non-living things?
What figure of speech gives human characteristics to non-living things?
Which figure of speech repeats the same starting letter in nearby words?
Which figure of speech repeats the same starting letter in nearby words?
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What type of figure of speech uses strong and hard sound words in a sentence?
What type of figure of speech uses strong and hard sound words in a sentence?
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Which figure of speech uses exact descriptions to create vivid images in a story?
Which figure of speech uses exact descriptions to create vivid images in a story?
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Match the following literary devices with their definitions:
Match the following literary devices with their definitions:
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Match the following literary techniques with their examples:
Match the following literary techniques with their examples:
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Match the following figures of speech with their descriptions:
Match the following figures of speech with their descriptions:
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Match the following literary devices with their examples:
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Match the following figures of speech with their definitions:
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Match the following literary techniques with their descriptions:
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Study Notes
Literary Devices
- Simile: a comparison between two unrelated objects using "like" or "as", e.g. "I am tired as a horse"
- Metaphor: a comparison between two unrelated things in a sentence, e.g. "He is an eagle when he comes on a field"
Figures of Speech
- Hyperbole: an exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally, e.g. "I told you a million times"
- Personification: giving human characteristics to a non-living thing, e.g. "The star is dancing in the moonlight"
- Paradox: using two opposite words in one sentence that can be true, e.g. "The beginning of the end"
- Oxymoron: combining opposite words in one sentence, e.g. "Old News", "organized chaos"
Sound Devices
- Alliteration: repeating the same starting letter in different words that are nearby each other, e.g. "Sally sells seashells by the seashore"
- Euphony: using quiet and sweet sound words in a sentence, e.g. "The book flowed peacefully through the shelves"
- Cacophony: using strong and hard sound words in a sentence, e.g. "people yelling at the car crash"
Storytelling Techniques
- Repetition: the act of repeating things in the story, like actions or words, e.g. "I’d let my friend to use my pen because I’d rather have some thing from him than I’d have nothing"
- Literal Imagery: a figure of speech that uses exact descriptions to make an image, to make the story more engaging
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Test your knowledge of literary devices with this quiz on similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personifications, and paradoxes. Identify the type of figure of speech used in each example sentence.
