Literary Terms for Grade 6

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using "like" or "as"

Back

*Front:* Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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comparison without "like" or "as"

Back

*Front:* Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

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An initial consonant sounds that begins with the same letter. For example: boy, baby, bathe

Back

*Front:* Alliteration

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human traits to non-human things

Back

*Front:* Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

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An extreme exaggeration:

For example. The backpack weights a ton

Back

*Front:* Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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a word or phrase that conveys the sound of the action

Back

*Front:* Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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language that appeals to the five senses.

for example: smell, taste, touch, hear, see

Back

*Front:* Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.W.6.3D

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an unexpected outcome of a situation or thought

Back

*Front:* Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

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symbols to represent ideas

Back

*Front:* Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

idea or message

Back

*Front:* Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5