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The attitude of the speaker towards the subject
Tone
The Personality of the Speaker
Voice
The use of specific visual details in a poem, using words to create mental pictures
imager
using a tangible object to represent a more abstract concept
symbolism
a specific reference to another literary work or cultural element
allusion
a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
a more direct comparison, not using "like" or "as"
metaphor
giving human qualities to non-human objects
personification
an exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole
an opposition or contrast of ideas
antithesis
When a character says something but it means something else is ____?____ irony.
Verbal
When a character's actions contrast with the results is _______?_______ irony.
situational
When the reader is aware something will happen, but he character does NOT know is ___?___ irony.
dramatic
"Her skin was a rich black that would have peeled like a plum if snagged" is an example of...?
a simile---"like a plum"
"...I sopped around the house....like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible" is an example of...?
simile--- "like an old biscuit"
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could" is an example of...?
hyperbole --- the THOUSANDS of injuries
