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Literary Devices
Narrative Elements
Examples from a book we've read this year
Figurative language
100

A literary technique or situation where the outcome is the opposite of what is expected or when words are used to convey the reverse of their literal meaning 

Irony 

100

A theme is a central recurring or unifying idea message or subject in literature art or conversation

Theme

100
What literary device is this sentence in the text The Landlady by Roald Dahl "But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks"?

simile

100

A figure of speech that directly compares two different things to create a vivid image or often use the word "like or as."?

simile