Literary Devices

Front

What is a scene in a story set in a time earlier than the story?

Back

Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is a comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

Back

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

What is a comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is it called when an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning?

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Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What literary device uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

Back

Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is a statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth?

Back

Paradox

Front

What is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?

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Allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words?

Back

Assonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4