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Literary Techniques Questions & Detailed Answers
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- Literary devices
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- New York University
Literary Techniques Questions & Detailed Answers
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Literary Techniques Questions & Detailed AnswersAlliteration - ANS The repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least
two repetitions in a row. i.e. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Assonance - ANS The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence.
Hyperbole - ANS a figure of speech involving exaggeration.
Metaphor - ANS A comparison in which one thing is said to be another.
i.e. The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness.
Onomatopoeia - ANS the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe.
i.e. The burning wood crackled and hissed.
Personification - ANS giving human qualities to animals or objects.
i.e. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads.
Pun - ANS A word is used which has two meanings at the same time, which results
in humor.
Simile - ANS figure of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using
like, as, or as though.
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