Literary Devices

Metaphor = Implied comparison between two unlike things Simile = Explicit comparison using 'like' or 'as' Personification = Attributing human characteristics to non-human things Hyperbole = Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

French Revolution = 1789-1799 American Civil War = 1861-1865 World War I = 1914-1918 Fall of the Berlin Wall = 1989

Cognitive dissonance = State of tension resulting from conflicting thoughts or beliefs Conditioned response = Learned response to a previously neutral stimulus Confirmation bias = Tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs Social loafing = Tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working collectively than when working individually

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