Literary Terms / Devices

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Define oxymoron:

Back

Joining of two contradictory terms.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

Define personification:

Back

Human qualities given to an object or thing.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Define metaphor:

Back

Describes a person, place, or thing in a colorful or interesting way by comparing it to something else but doesn't use like or as.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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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

Front

Define hyperbole:

Back

An exaggerated statement used for effect and not meant to be taken literally.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison between two items 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

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

Several words in a sentence begin with the same sound.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Define onomatopoeia:

Back

Words that sound like the sound they are trying to convey.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

Define imagery:

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps create a mental picture.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5