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Literary Devices Matching
Imagery
the use of any words that appeal to the five senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste).
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration
Dramatic irony
when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
metaphor
a comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as.
verbal irony
difference between what is said and what is meant (think of sarcasm).
Oxymoron
words that are opposite: jumbo shrimp, sweet sorrow, controlled chaos.
symbol
a person, object, place, or action that stands for something else (think Scarlet Ibis standing for Doodle)
simile
a comparison using like or as.
situational irony
difference between what the characters believe is going to happen and what really does.
Irony
when the outcome is different than expected
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