| A | B |
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| personification | An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form |
| simile | A comparison of unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | A comparison of unlike things without using like or as |
| hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement |
| satire | literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness |
| foreshadowing | An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments |
| flashback | An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before current (present) time of the story. |
| imagery | Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions. |
