Literary Devices #1-30

Front

What is scesis onomaton?

Back

A rhetorical device that emphasizes an idea by expressing it in a string of synonymous phrases or statements.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is exemplum?

Back

A literary device that cites an example or uses an illustrative story, either true or fictitious.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is aporia?

Back

A rhetorical device that expresses doubt about an idea or conclusion.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is aposiopesis?

Back

A rhetorical device that involves stopping abruptly and leaving a sentence unfinished.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

What is asyndeton?

Back

A literary device that consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

What is polysyndeton?

Back

A rhetorical device that involves using multiple conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is distinctio?

Back

A rhetorical device that clarifies a term by providing a definition or explanation.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a rhetorical question?

Back

A question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is epistrophe?

Back

A rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4