The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices
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English
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8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does the idiom 'we're all in the same boat' mean?
Back
It means we are all in the same situation and it's a bad one.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What literary device is used in the phrase 'the only spare tyre I have seen around here recently belongs to Sergeant Hoffshneider, and he carries it around his waist'?
Back
Personification.
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CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What literary device is represented in the phrase 'Everything felt cool as if she was in the middle of nowhere'?
Back
Metaphor.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What literary device is illustrated by the statement 'The dolls had eyes that followed me around'?
Back
Personification.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What literary device is used in the phrase 'it fell crashing, glug-glug-glugging its contents out'?
Back
Onomatopoeia.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Define 'Personification'.
Back
A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Define 'Metaphor'.
Back
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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