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Literary Device Vocabulary

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Question 1
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Match the literary device with its definition.

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Simile
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Compare two things using "like" or "as"
Personification
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Compares two things without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
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Giving something that is not human human-like qualities
Imagery
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Exageration in claims or statements
Irony
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Repitition of consonant or vowel sounds
Antithesis
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A comparison of two unlike things based on how they are similar
Onomatopoeia
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A person or thing that is opposite of someone or something else
Metonymy
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Substituting a negative word or phrase for one that is less negative
Alliteration
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Creating an image for the reader through vivid description
Analogy
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An object or idea that takes the place of another with whcih it is closely associated
Hyperbole
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When words or statements are used to reveal a reality that is different than what appears
Euphemism
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Words that sound like what they represent
Question 2
2.

Complete the template below for the word "Metaphor". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 3
3.

Complete the template below for the word "Personification". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 4
4.

Complete the template below for the word "Hyperbole". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 5
5.

Complete the template below for the word "Alliteration". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 6
6.

Complete the template below for the word "Analogy". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 7
7.

Complete the template below for the word "Antithesis". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 8
8.

Complete the template below for the word "Euphemism". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 9
9.

Complete the template below for the word "Imagery". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 10
10.

Complete the template below for the word "Metonymy". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 11
11.

Complete the template below for the word "Irony". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 12
12.

Complete the template below for the word "Onomatopoeia". I've done "Simile" for you as an example.

Question 13
13.

Identify which vocabulary words you know and feel comfortable with and which ones you don't know/feel comofrtable with by dragging them into the appropriate categories below.

  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Personification
  • Hyperbole
  • Alliteration
  • Analogy
  • Antithesis
  • Euphemism
  • Imagery
  • Metonymy
  • Irony
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Literary device vocabulary I know and feel comfortable with.
  • Literary device vocabulary I DO NOT know and/or feel comfortable with.