Literary Devices - Set 1
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English
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8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is symbolism?
Back
The use of anything that stands for or represents something on a deeper level.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is conflict in literature?
Back
A struggle between opposing forces.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A type of figurative language that uses 'like' or 'as' to make a direct comparison between two seemingly unlike ideas.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a flashback?
Back
A scene within a text that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is foreshadowing?
Back
A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is hyperbole?
Back
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.
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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