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Style Devices (7th grade)
1)oxymoron: an expression that is contradictory but works for effect
2)personification: giving human characteristics to an object, idea, or animal
3)simile: comparison of two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”
4)metaphor: direct comparison of two unlike things (doesn’t use “like,” “as,” or “than”)
5)onomatopoeia: when words are spelled the way they sound
6)idiom: phrase or saying that is a common expression and is not literal
7)imagery: language that appeals to the senses (creates word pictures)
8)symbol: when one thing represents something larger than itself
9)hyperbole: an exaggeration or overstatement
10)antithesis: a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed
11)word choice: choosing words that are creative and imaginative instead of cliché
12)pun: play on words
13)alliteration: repetition of a sound at the beginning of words
14)allusion: a reference to literature, history, current events, religion, or mythology
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