Literary Devices
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English
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6th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an idiom?
Back
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does symbolism mean in literature?
Back
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Define personification.
Back
When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing.
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CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is imagery in literature?
Back
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Give an example of an idiom.
Back
"It's raining cats and dogs."
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How does symbolism enhance a literary work?
Back
It adds deeper meaning and layers to the narrative by connecting tangible objects to abstract ideas.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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