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ENG4-lit devices
Word | Definition |
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alliteration | repetition of the same letter or sound |
allusion | reference to someone or something famous |
diction | the manner in which you deliver materials |
hyperbole | massive overstatement, exaggeration |
irony | total and complete opposite of what is expected to happen |
imagery | a mental picture that appeals to the senses |
metaphor | comparison NOT USING like or as |
paradox | 2 opposite ideas contrasted in a sentence that doesn't seem to make sense but actually does |
simile | comparison USING like or as |
oxymoron | 2 opposite words side by side |
rhetorical question | question that needs no or has no answer |
repetition | repeating a word |
satire | using humour to address a serious issue |
tone | how the writers wants you to feel |
mood | how the reader actually feels |
personification | giving objects human characteristics |
pathetic fallacy | when nature reflects the mood of the story |