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Referring to something that is not human as if it were human
Foreshadowing
Personification
Irony
Alliteration
When the opposite of what you expect to happens occurs
Foreshadowing
Personification
Irony
Alliteration
Compares to things using like or as
Foreshadowing
Simile
Personification
Irony
An object or thing that represents something bigger than itself
Foreshadowing
Simile
Symbol
Personification
What is the best definition of metaphor?
successive words beginning with the same sound
when the opposite happens than what you expect
making a non-person into a person
comparing two unlike things
Her heart was as dark as the night is an example of what?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Irony
Which of the following sentences is the best example of personification?
She was as shy as a chipmunk.
Sarah is a delicate flower.
The police station was robbed.
The grass danced in the breeze.
Which sentence is the best example of dialect?
The student sat as still as a statue.
Katherine is a bear in the morning.
The wind whispered in the trees.
Howdy partner! Why don't you sit for a spell?
A whiff of the coffee aroma filled our noses. This is a good example of what literary device?
Irony
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
What does it mean when you tell someone to break a leg?
Good luck!
I hope you hurt yourself!
Watch your step!
Don't touch me!
Break a leg is what kind of literary device?
simile
personification
idiom
dramatic irony
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