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Literary Devices Questions for Success
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- Literary devices
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- New York University
Literary Devices Questions for Success
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Literary Devices Questions for SuccessSimile - ANS Compares two unlike things using the words 'like', or 'as'. For
example, the dog smells like dirty socks.
Metaphor - ANS Compares two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.
In the image, life is being compared to a pathway that meanders. Life is not a
straightforward path.
Alliteration - ANS The repetition of a consonant. It helps create effect, tone and
mood within a text.
Personification - ANS An object, idea or animal is given human attributes. In the
movie 'Cars' the vehicles are designed with human characteristics.
Protagonist - ANS The central or leading character in a story. Harry Potter would be
the leading character in the Harry Potter series.
Antagonist - ANS A character or group of characters that oppose the leading or
central character. For example, Darth Vader opposes Luke Skywalker in 'Star
Wars'.
Foreshadowing - ANS The author hints what is to come in the unfolding story. This
helps to avoid disappointment or to arouse interest in the reader.
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