Literature Devices/ One Act Play

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various elements and techniques used in writing that construct the whole of our literature to create an intended perception of the writing for the reader.

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Literary Devices

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techniques used in writing that construct

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comparison of unlike objects expressed through the use of like or as.

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SIMILE

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expressed through the use of like or as.

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direct comparison of two unlike objects that have something in common.

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METAPHOR

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two unlike objects that have something in common.

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a literary device where you give human-like qualities to nonhuman elements.

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PERSONIFICATION

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human-like qualities to nonhuman elements.

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occurs when a statement is used to express an opposite meaning to the one literally expressed by it.

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IRONY

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an opposite meaning to the one literally expressed by it.

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refers to any sort of exaggerated description or statement.

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HYPERBOLE

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exaggerated description or statement.

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is a literary device that uses symbols, may it be words, people, marks, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond literal meaning

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SYMBOLISM

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may it be words, people, marks, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond literal meaning

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a word or phrase that shows you the sound something makes.

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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sound something makes.

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a literary device that uses the same letters or sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or title.

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ALLITERATION

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sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or title.

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a powerful sensory language technique that helps the reader imagine the world using descriptive details of the five senses.

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IMAGERY

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appeals to the sense of sight through the description of color, light, size, pattern etc.

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VISUAL

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color, light, size, pattern etc.

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appeals to the sense of hearing or sound by including melodic sound, silence, harsh noises, and even onomatopoeia.

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AUDITORY

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appeals to the sense of hearing or sound.

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appeals to the sense of taste by describing whether something is sweet, salty, savory, spicy, or sour.

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GUSTATORY

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appeals to the sense of sweet, salty, savory, spicy, or sour.

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appeals to the sense of touch by describing how something physically feels, such as its temperature or other sensation.

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TACTILE

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appeals to the sense of describing how something physically feels, such as its temperature or other sensation.

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appeals to the sense of smell by describing something fragrance or odor.

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OLFACTORY

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appeals to the sense of describing something fragrance or odor.