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Literary devices
Alliteration Definition
Alliteration
Definition: Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect.
Example
A example of Alliteration can be brand names like coca-cola or mickey mouse. But a exaple of a allliteration used in a sentence is: Claire, close your cluttered closet
Example
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Explantion
In the clip art you can see how most of the words used start with the same letter and are rythming
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Definition of Allusion
Allusion
Definition: An allusion is a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar. As a literary device, allusion allows a writer to compress a great deal of meaning and significance into a word or phrase.
Example of a Allusion
"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel." The allusion here is to "Achilles' heel," or the Greek myth about the hero Achilles and how his heel was his one weakness. In this case, the speaker's "weakness" is chocolate cake.
Examples
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https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-allusion.html
Defintiton of Flashback
Flashback
In fiction, a flashback is a scene that takes place before a story begins. Flashbacks interrupt the chronological order of the main narrative to take a reader back in time to the past events in a character's life.
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-flashback
Example of Flashbacks
Example
The backfiring of the bus sent the older man spiraling back to his youth. He could hear the guns firing and his comrades shouting. This example shows how the sounds of the bus reminding the old man about how he heard gunshots and his comrades shouting when he was young. This means that flash backs are when people get reminded about something they did, felt,etc
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https://www.storyboardthat.com/literary-terms/flashback
Definiton of Foreshadow
Foreshadowing is a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing is useful for creating suspense, a feeling of unease, a sense of curiosity, or a mark that things may not be as they seem. In the definition of foreshadowing, the word “hint” is key.
Foreshadow
Example of Foreshadowing
In the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the mother is concerned for her daughter's safety. Her concern foreshadows the appearance of the big bad wolf. in both of the story like little red riding hood her mother gives the readers a hint how she might get hurt so she is concered for her health.
Example
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https://www.storyboardthat.com/literary-terms/foreshadowing
Definition of Hyperbole
Hyperbole
A hyperbole is a exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. For example when i say that i am so hungry i can eat a horse. As you can see here that i used a hyperbole because i over exagerrated and it isnt possible for me to eat a whole horse.
Example of a hyperbole.
some example of hyperbole of is: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse,” “I've seen this movie a hundred times,” or “It cost an arm and a leg. In the last example that was that is going to cost you a arm and a leg. that is not true because you would never give your arm or leg to anyone even any body part. It just saying that
Example
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http://clipart-library.com/clipart/300972.htm
Definition of Imagery
Imagery
Imagery, in any sort of writing, encompasses the use of literal or figurative language to add symbolism and enable the reader to imagine the world of the piece of literature. In other words, it engages the senses to deepen the reader's comprehension of what is happening and how to feel about it. Imagery is when you use pictures,symbols and photos
Examples of Imagery
A example of imagery is: The plane swooped down like an eagle after its prey. in this example if you read it you can imagine the plane swooping down like a eagle trying to get his pray. you can picture it in your mind and this is what imagery is supposed to do. Also when imagery is applied you are ment to see a image in your mind related to what you are seeing.
Examples
Definition of a Metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using like or as. "Their cheeks were roses" is a metaphor while "their cheeks were like roses" is a simile.
Metaphor
Example of metaphor
Example
A example of a metaphor is Life is a highway because they are comparing someones life with highway. it is metaphor because they are comparing two thing that are mot even related. and they are not using like or as
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http://clipart-library.com/pictures-of-metaphors.html
Definiton of mood
Mood
A mood is a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story. In literature, mood is communicated subtly through the use of imagery, conflict, etc.
Example of Mood
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definition of onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as oink, meow (or miaow), roar, and chirp.
onomatopoeia
Example of Onomatopoeia
Boom. ...
Buzz. ...
Clang. ...
Click/Clack. ...
Crunch. ...
Fizz. ...
Hiccup/Hiccough.
These are all example of onomatopoeia
Example
visual example of onomatopoeia
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https://thinkwritten.com/onomatopoeia/
Definiton of Personification
Personification is a poetic literary device in which non-living things are given human traits. The most common example of personification is when we describe the wind as blowing, or the sun is shining.
Personification
The sun is shining. they have givin a non living thing a human trait
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https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/29343835044252285/
example of personification
A example of personification is the wind is blowing or the sun is shining both of these examples are personification because they are givin human traits even though they are non living things
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Definition of a pun
Pun
A pun is a literary device that is also known as a “play on words.” Puns involve words with similar or identical sounds but with different meanings. Their play on words also relies on a word or phrase having more than one meaning. Puns are generally intended to be humorous, but they often have a serious purpose as well in literary works.(https://literarydevices.net/pun/)
clip art and example
https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/pun-drawings
Definition of a simile
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as "Their cheeks are like roses" is a simile. "Their cheeks are roses" is a metaphor.(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simile)
Simile
clip art of smile
http://clipart-library.com/metaphor-picture.html
definition of a Symbol
Symbol
In art and literature, a symbol is often an abstract idea conveyed through an object. It can be a plant, a building, an animal, or even a person. For example, a red rose symbolizes love, while a raven is a symbol of death and doom. Anything that serves as a representation of the bigger idea is called symbolic.(https://custom-writing.org/blog/symbols-in-literature)
Example of symbol and picture
In the picture above you can see many symbols. each symbol has its own meaning and how it helps the article becaome more intresting or better
definiton of theme
Theme
A literary theme is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work. The theme of a story can be conveyed using characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all of these elements.