Literary devices

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the definition of "mood"?

• The "feel" of the piece of writing

• Sound words

• Extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

An extreme exaggeration is...

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is symbolism?

• A word or image that stands for something else

• a comparison between two things

• arrangement of rhyme at the end of a line of poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is a comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An allusion is...

• a reference to a familiar person, place or thing

• the voice of a poem

• a verse that tells a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

An example of an onomatopoeia is...

• sweet as ice cream

• Bam!

• lovely doll

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the arrangement of rhyme at the end of a line of poetry?

• Similie

• Alliteration

• Rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is a ballad?

• the voice of a poem

• a poem or verse that tells a story

• a comparison between two unlike things

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Language used to create a special feeling or effect

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5