Literary Devices

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metaphor Papa was a rolling stone. onomatopoeia bang, crash, pop... personification palm trees waving goodbye alliteration big blue bag foreshadowing The temperature of the Atlantic was getting colder. allusion Chocolate was her Achille's heel ! symbolism A dove = peace dramatic irony The audience knows that Titanic will sink : the passengers don't. oxymoron A noisy silence pathetic fallacy The cruel sea