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an implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common

• extended metaphor

• metaphor

• simile

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

a metaphor that continues for several stanzas or the length of the poem

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• extended metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A comparison of two things using like or as that have something important in common

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

a device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with to understand

• Assonance

• allusion

• consonance

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a device where two inanimate objects are given human characteristics

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with to understand

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia

• vivid word choice

• extended metapor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

placing two things that directly oppose each other near each other or directly side by side so the reader can compare them

• repetition

• alliteration

• Juxtaposition

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

• alliteration

• repetition

• consonance

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• Juxtaposition

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5