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The Unexpected Twist: Journey Through Literary Devices

Delve into the world of literary terms, exploring irony, metaphor, simile, personification, and more. Unravel the impact of spatial order and how onomatopoeia brings words to life. Enjoy flashbacks that add depth to storytelling.

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The Unexpected Twist: Journey Through Literary Devices

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  1. Literary Terms A Little Extra Help for the HSA

  2. Irony • Irony of Situation-the result is the opposite of what is expected • A heart doctor dies of a heart attack • Verbal Irony-saying the opposite of what is meant • Nice hair today!

  3. Metaphor • Comparing two unlike things without using like or as • He is a mountain of a man

  4. Simile • Comparing two unlike things using like or as • He is as big as a mountain

  5. Personification • When something is given human characteristics • Justice is blind • How can justice be blind when it has no eyes?

  6. Spatial Order • relating to space • Where things are within a • space or area • Ex. the furthest away

  7. Hyperbole • An exaggeration (make more noticeable) • He is the cutest guy in the whole wide world.

  8. Oxymoron • Combining opposite terms • Examples: • Jumbo shrimp • Cold fire • How can a fire be cold?

  9. Onomatopoeia • Words make the sounds it represents • Examples: • Roar • Buzz • Shh

  10. Flashback • A interruption of the action of a story to show something that happened in the past. • For example when Katniss remembers her father being blown up in the mine.

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