Figurative Devices

Alliteration
- repetition of accented consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
- ex. big bad barking dog
Allusion

reference to literature, bible, myths
Assonance
- repetition of vowel sounds
- ex. how now brown crown
Antithesis

concept that directly opposed to a previously presented idea.
Onomonopoeia
- Words that imitate sound
- ex. meow, bang
Oxymoron
- combines two contradictory words
- ex. icy hot
Euphemism

substitution of an inoffensive word or phrase for another that would be harsh.
Diction

deliberate choice of styles of language for a desired effect or tone.

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Figurative Devices

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Literary Devices

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2013-11-02T04:54:19Z

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