Literary Terms Diagnostic

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech in which two things are compared without the use of 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'On the football team, the defensive line was a concrete wall.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is personification?

Back

A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics. Example: 'Sorrow walked through my door and sat down next to me.'

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

The use of words that imitate sounds. Examples include: crash, bang, clang.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of initial consonant sounds. Example: 'What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a symbol?

Back

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was like sunshine.'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is foreshadowing?

Back

A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is climax in literature?

Back

The most intense, exciting, or important point of a story, often the turning point.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

What is mood in literature?

Back

The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, influencing how the reader feels.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is point of view?

Back

The perspective from which a story is told, such as first person, second person, or third person.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6