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Literary Devices

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1. Comparison using "like" or "as" — Simile
2. Direct comparison without "like/as" — Metaphor
3. Giving human traits to non-human things — Personification
4. Extreme exaggeration for effect — Hyperbole
5. Repetition of initial consonant sounds — Alliteration
6. A word that imitates a sound — Onomatopoeia
7. A reference to another work or event — Allusion
8. Contrast between expectation and reality — Irony
9. A hint about what will happen later — Foreshadowing
10. A recurring idea or symbol — Motif
11. An object standing for a bigger idea — Symbolism
12. Language that appeals to the senses — Imagery
13. A humorous play on words — Pun
14. Two contradictory words together — Oxymoron
15. A statement that seems to contradict itself — Paradox
16. The turning point of a story — Climax
17. The struggle that drives the plot — Conflict

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