Literary Devices
Alliteration looks like what?
Repetition of the first letter or sounds. Big Blue Bear
Person, Places, and Things...
Nouns
Something that reoccurs regularly (every year, for example)
Perennial
Immutable means..
not able to be silenced, stopped, or cancelled.
To cheat or steal from someone....
Bilk
When two VERY different things are compared side by side...
Juxtaposition
Verbs are....
Action words (things that can be done)
This happens before or is an introductory performance or act...
Prelude
Longevity means...
Long Life
To make someone or a group feel some emotion, giving rise to an emotion
Engender
"Don't forget that the early bird gets the worm" is an example of...
Idiom and/or Cliche
Hungrily, carefully, and stupidly are all examples of...
Adverbs
Happening at the same time or together...
Simultaneous
If something has precedence or is precedented, it means...
It's happened before
Give the definition or an example of something Abrasive...
Examples, sandpaper, an annoying person, someone who is rude.
Which comparison device does NOT use like or as to compare?
Metaphor
These describe things (nouns)...
Adjective
For the betterment of all mankind, for all people and future generations
Posterity
To stop or restrict something from happening...
Curtail
This describes something that is secretive, hidden, or not done openly...
When you tell a story and allude to another event or place in time...
Allusion
Which words in the sentence are a verb AND adjective
The dog ran quickly past the beautiful tree.
Ran - Verb Beautiful - Adjective
To have a break or relief from something (like a sentence from a crime, for example)
Reprieve
Something that never stops, is ongoing, or always in motion...
Perpetual
if something or someone is renown, what does this mean?
Well known or famous