Literary Devices List 4

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What is an idiom?

Back

An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but has a separate meaning of its own.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

What is a narrative?

Back

A narrative is a type of literary work that tells a story in a clear, chronological sequence.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is asyndeton?

Back

A literary device where conjunctions are deliberately omitted from a series of related clauses.

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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 epanalepsis?

Back

Repetition at the end of a clause of a word that occurred at the beginning of the clause.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is an epigraph?

Back

A quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is polysyndeton?

Back

A literary device that uses multiple conjunctions in close succession, often slowing the rhythm of the prose.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is anaphora?

Back

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without 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