Literary Devices

Literary Devices

Assessment

Flashcard

English

10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5A, L.4.5, L.7.5A

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Literary device using words in quick succession with the same starting sound.

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

Figure of speech referring to a subject by a passing reference.

Back

allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence or phrase.

Back

assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Discord can arise from external aggressors or within oneself.

Back

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Metaphor: A figure of speech making an implicit comparison between unrelated things.

Back

It is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens" is an example of:

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Simile: Comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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