Literary Terms Flashcards

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allusion

Back

passing reference to a cultural idea

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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analogy

Back

comparison to show similarity

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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character

Back

imaginary person in fiction

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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conflict

Back

opposition between characters or forces

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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dialogue

Back

lines spoken by characters

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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flashback

Back

transition to an earlier event

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

foreshadowing

Back

vague advance indications

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

genre

Back

kind of literary work

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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irony

Back

incongruity between expectation and occurrence

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

mood

Back

characteristic state of feeling

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C