Literary Devices

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  1. 3. A figure of speech that substitutes a part for the whole or vice versa.
  2. 7. A reference to a person, place, or event from literature, history, or mythology.
  3. 8. Literary device that involves the use of words or phrases that create a vivid image in the reader's mind
  4. 10. A poetic technique in which successive phrases or lines begin with the same words, often resembling a litany.
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  1. 1. Literary device that involves the use of a word or phrase that is less direct but considered less offensive or harsh
  2. 2. A literary device that hints at events to come later in the story.
  3. 4. A literary device that uses contradictory terms together for emphasis.
  4. 5. A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
  5. 6. A story, picture, or other piece of art that uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one
  6. 9. A repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story.