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Literary Devices

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A category or type of literature, poetry, prose, or drama.	genre
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.	irony
The central message, insight, or generalization about life in a piece of literature	theme
A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else; comparison made without “like” or “as”.	metaphor
A word that imitates the sound it represents. (Bang, pow)	onomatopoeia
An expression comparing one thing to another using the words “like” or “as”.	simile