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literary devices

7 cards·by bailey123
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Flashback
A shift in a narrative to an earlier event that interrupts the normal chronological development of a story.
Hyperbole
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement.
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
Onomatopoeia
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
Personification
A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities.
Simile
a figure of speech using "like" or "as"
Alliteration
The repetition of an initial consonant sound.