Literary Devices

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"Purple puppies like playing on the playground." Example of:

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alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Vocalization imitating natural sounds (e.g., murmur, buzz, pop) is called?

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onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Giving human traits to non-human beings is called...

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personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" is a...

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simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Hints or clues used by the author to indicate future events in a book.

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foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

Exaggeration for effect in writing is called...

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hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

'a deafening silence' & 'living dead' are examples of what?

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oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A