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literary techniques
poetry unit
Question | Answer |
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genre | Type of story |
simile | A COMPARISON using LIKE or AS |
metaphor | A COMPARISON NOT using like or as |
allusion | A reference to something outside of the poem or story |
onomatopoeia | Words that describe the sound they make (ex: "honk," "bow wow") |
repetition | repeating words |
diction | choice of words used |
omniscient | narrator knows ALL |
tone | attitude of the poem |
irony | when something happens that is UNEXPECTED |
hyperbole | exaggeration |
personification | giving HUMAN qualities to animals or objects |