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Title

Literary Devices/First Quarter

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Subject

English

Level

10th Grade

Created

11/06/2011

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Term

Similie

Definition

comparison using "like" or "as"

Term

Personification

Definition

when an inanimate object is given human qualities or abilities

Term

Paradox

Definition

a contradictory statement that is true

ex: "foul is fair and fair is foul", "when the battles lost and won", "lesser than macbeth but greater"

Term

Hyperbole

Definition

exaggerated statements not meant to be taken as true.

Term

Metaphor

Definition

a comparison NOT using "like" or "as"