Literary Elements and Devices

Pregunta	Respuesta
Simile	Comparing two or more things using "like" or "as".
Metaphor	Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
Enjambment	Moving from one line to another without a terminating punctuation mark.
Asyndeton	Intentionally eliminating conjunctions.
Repetition	Repeating a word or phrase that has been said or written.
Imagery	Visually descriptive language.
Personification	Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Hyperbole	An extreme exaggeration that is not meant to be believed.
Alliteration	The repetition of consonant words.
Assonance	The repetition of vowel (A, E, I, O, U) sounds in a row.
Oxymoron	A word with another word following that word that has an opposite meaning to that word.

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