By: Cristina Ransom
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Hyperbole Example: My sister uses so much makeup when she takes it off she loses 30 pounds! Home
Oxymoron My example: Deafening silence Home
Onomatopoeia My example: Crackle Home
Symbol My example: In To Kill A Mockingbird the gifts Boo Radley (soap, pennies, gum) are examples of a symbol. These items are a symbol for his gratitude. Home
Similie My example: As light as a feather. Home
The girl’s love for sweets was her Achilles Heel.. Allusion
Home The quiet was like a quiet before a huge storm. (example from To Kill a Mockingbird) Foreshadowing
Home My cat is my alarm clock. Metaphor
Home The small homely cottages where up to their windows in snow that would shine like crystals. Imagery
Home The trees waved to us off in the distance. Personification
Suspense The building/ rising of tension in the conflict of a story, often created with foreshadowing. Home
Onomatopoeia Words that sound like what they describe or name; words that sound like their meaning Home
Oxymoron Conjoining contradicting terms Home
Symbol A part of a story that symbolizes a deeper meaning Home
Allusion An indirect historical, cultural, or literary reference that enriches the meaning of the literature Also Background knowledge to the literature Home
Personification
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