Anglo-Saxon Literary Devices
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Alliteration
joining of two or more words that start with the same letter
Assonance
reseblance of sounds (book, foot, hood)
Caesura
a break near the middle of a verse
Epithet
word or phrase applied to a person to describe them (characteristic) – Dan the Indifferent, Alfred the Great
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
Kenning
phrase used for or in addition to the usual name of something (characteristic) – wave traveler, wind blower
Metaphor
comparison NOT using like or as
Personification
giving objects human characteristics
Repetition
act of repeating the same sound/word
Simile
comparison using like or as
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