Literary Terms 1

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What does it mean to contrast?

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To find how things are different.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'The baby is like a caterpillar.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'The ocean was a beast today.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is conflict in a story?

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The problem or struggle that drives the plot.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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What is the definition of a metaphor?

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Comparing two 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

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message in a story.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is an alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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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 a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B