Literary Terms
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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Symbol
Back
A person, place, thing, or event that stands for both itself and for something beyond itself.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Allusion
Back
A reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, sports, movies, or the arts.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Alliteration
Back
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Static Character
Back
A character that does not change in response to events in the plot.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Simile
Back
A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Metaphor
Back
A figure of speech that makes a 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
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Oxymoron
Back
A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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