| A | B |
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| irony | any difference between appearance and reality |
| verbal irony | occurs when there is a difference between what is said and what is meant |
| irony of situation | occurs when events in a story lead to unexpected results |
| dramatic irony | occurs when the reader/audience knows information that the character does not |
| sensory image | image that appeals the 5 senses |
| simile | a comparison between 2 things using 'like or as' |
| metaphor | a comparison of 2 unlike things in which one is referred to as though it were the other |
| personification | figurative language in which non-human things are given human characteristics |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that imitate sounds |
| Allusion | This is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar. |
| Hyperbole | This is extreme exaggeration used in a literary work. |
| Analogy | This is a comparison based on a similarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar. |
| Connotation | This is the emotional feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word. |
| Denotation | This is the dictionary definition of a word. |
| Synonym | word that means basically the same thing |
| Antonym | word that means the opposite |
| Idiom | saying that’s meaning is different from its words |
| Symbol | Anything that stands for or represents something else |
