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Literary Devices

Published on Mar 27, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LITERARY DEVICES

BY: ELI
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SIMILE

YOU ARE AS FAST AS LIGHTNING.

DEFINITION SIMILE

A COMPARISON OF TWO UNREALATED THINGS CONNECTED BY LIKE OR AS.

ONOMATOPOEIA

BANG!
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DEFINITION

A SOUND WORD LIKE BANG,BOOSH,POW AND KAZAM!
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PERSONIFICATION

A TREE DANCED IN THE WIND

DEFINITION OF PERSONIFICATION

GIVING A NON-LIVING THING, A HUMAN ACTION

ALLITERATION

FREDDY FRIED FRENCH FRIES FOR FIRDAY'S FUNFAIR
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DEFINITION OF AN ALLITERATION

THE REPEAT OF THE SAME BEGINNING SOUND IN A GROUP OF WORDS

METAPHOR

ELI IS A CHEETAH

DEFINITION OF A METAPHOR

COMPARING 2 THINGS WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS

IMAGERY

THE YELLOW CAT HID QUIETLY BEHIND THE SOFT, RED COUCH
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DEFINITION OF IMAGERY

DESCRIBING SOMETHING USING WORDS

IDIOM

YOU'RE A BOOKWORM
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DEFINITION OF AN IDIOM

A SAYING WHOSE MEANING CAN'T BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE WORDS IN IT

HYPERBOLE

I'M SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT A HORSE

DEFINITION OF A HYPERBOLE

AN EXAGGERATION

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