This literary device gives human qualities to non-human things, as when the wind is said to whisper.

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04This literary device exaggerates deliberately for effect, as in claiming to have told someone a million times.RECALL
Hyperbole
Hyperbole exaggerates deliberately for effect, as in claiming to have told someone a million times.
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05A gap between expectations and reality creates this effect, as when a fire station burns down.RECALL
Irony
Irony creates a gap between expectation and reality, as in the irony of a fire station catching fire.
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06This literary device tells a story with hidden symbolic meaning, as Animal Farm does for the Russian Revolution.RECALL
Allegory
An allegory tells a story with hidden symbolic meaning, as Animal Farm does for the Russian Revolution.
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