Literary Terms WW

Alliteration is... 

• when several or many words begin with the same letter or sound
• when the message of the text repeats itself in a different way
• the message of a piece of literature
• the beginning of a story

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Author's purpose means... 

• the reason the author chose this title
• the reason the author is alive
•  the reason the author loves to write
• the reason the author wrote this piece

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Metaphor means...

• a direct comparison between two things that is also literally applicable B e
• a direct comparison between two things that is NOT literally applicabl
• a comparison between two things that uses the word "like" or "as"
• a comparison between two stories

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Inference means... 

• something that the reader prefers
• a conclusion based on opinion 
• something the reader believes will happen
• a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

 An example of a simile is... 

• It's raining cats and dogs.
• The noise was a stormy ocean, crashing violently on the shore. 
• If the shoe fits, wear it.
• The noise was like a stormy ocean, crashing violently on the shore.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An example of alliteration is...

• If the shoe fits, wear it.
• She sells seashells by the seashore. 
• Who are you, you hooligan, you?
• My heart is like an ocean.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is an example of personification?

• The flowers were like dancers.
• My shoes are killing me today.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which is an example of a hyperbole?

• This month was like a race.
• I am so hungry, I could eat this whole house. 
• My friend is like a mind reader.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket.
• The snow is like a white blanket.
• Time is greater than money.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is an example of a simile?

• The wind is like a knife.
• The knife jumped out of my hands.
• The wind is a knife.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D