Literary Terms Part 1

the writer's intent or reason behind the writing

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CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

the dictionary definition of a word

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

an extreme exaggeration, a statement that cannot be taken literally

• simile

• metaphor

• personifcation

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

a direct comparison between unlike things in which something is called something else

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

an object is given life-like characteristics

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

a comparison between unlike things using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get."

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Life is a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get."

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

language that appeals to the five senses; sensory language

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5