Literary Terms

Literary Terms

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Flashcard

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5A, RI.8.4, L.4.5

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define pathetic fallacy.

Back

The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

An expression that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meaning of its elements but is understood by most people.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a flashforward in literature or film?

Back

A scene in a movie, novel, etc. that is set in a time later than the main story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does connotation mean in literature?

Back

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an example of a metaphor?

Back

"Time is a thief." This suggests that time steals moments from our lives.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does pathetic fallacy enhance a narrative?

Back

It creates emotional resonance by aligning the environment with the characters' emotions.

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