Literary Devices - Examples

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A literary device where a word imitates the sound it represents, e.g., 'thump', 'boom', 'sizzle'.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Provide an example of onomatopoeia.

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The books fell on the table with a loud thump.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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What is a metaphor?

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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

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Provide an example of a metaphor.

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The snow was a white blanket on the normally green grass.

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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 personification?

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A literary device where human traits are attributed to non-human things.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Provide an example of personification.

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The wind howled in the dark night sky.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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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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Provide an example of alliteration.

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The purple pants were perfect on the professor.

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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 foreshadowing?

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A literary device that gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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What is a flashback?

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A literary device that interrupts the chronological sequence of events to describe an event that happened earlier.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5