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Literary Elements and Devices
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- 1SimileComparing two or more things using "like" or "as".
- 2MetaphorComparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
- 3EnjambmentMoving from one line to another without a terminating punctuation mark.
- 4AsyndetonIntentionally eliminating conjunctions.
- 5RepetitionRepeating a word or phrase that has been said or written.
- 6ImageryVisually descriptive language.
- 7PersonificationGiving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
- 8HyperboleAn extreme exaggeration that is not meant to be believed.
- 9AlliterationThe repetition of consonant words.
- 10AssonanceThe repetition of vowel (A, E, I, O, U) sounds in a row.
- 11OxymoronA word with another word following that word that has an opposite meaning to that word.
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- Berenice Martinez-Aboytes · Oct 2017
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