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June 01
Literary Devices Defined
by  julie.daigle2No presence information  on 6/1/2017 3:13 PM

Simile- A comparison using the words “as” or “like.”

Metaphor- A comparison without using the words “as” or “like."” 

 
Personification-when an author gives something nonhuman, person-like characteristics.
 
Hyperbole-to exaggerate statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
 
Alliteration-is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
 

Onomatopoeia- is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

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