Literary Devices
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
"Purple puppies like playing on the playground." Example of:
Back
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Vocalization imitating natural sounds (e.g., murmur, buzz, pop) is called?
Back
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Giving human traits to non-human beings is called...
Back
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" is a...
Back
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Hints or clues used by the author to indicate future events in a book.
Back
foreshadowing
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Exaggeration for effect in writing is called...
Back
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
'a deafening silence' & 'living dead' are examples of what?
Back
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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