Literary Devices

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What is foreshadowing?

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Foreshadowing is a literary device used by authors to provide hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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What is situational irony?

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Situational irony occurs when there is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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What is synecdoche?

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Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or vice versa.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a literary reference to a historical person, place, or event.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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What is anaphora?

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Anaphora is 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

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What is dramatic irony?

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Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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What is verbal irony?

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Verbal irony is when a speaker says one thing but means another, often the opposite.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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What is a metaphor?

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

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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