Literary Terms January-February 2021

A metaphor is

• comparing two unlike things not using like or as

• comparing two like things using like or as

• comparing apples to oranges

• comparing two things to decide which is better

An allusion (as a literary tool) is

• When a writer refers to a famous or well known document

• the first of the word is repeated throughout the writing

• the sounds are the same and repeated of each line

• dominant sounds and rhythms in the writing

Anaphora (as a literary tool) is

• sounds that are the same in a sentence

• repeating words at the beginning of a line to create a rhythmic cadence

• referring to a famous/well known document from the past

• sounds that are similar to each other

Repetition (as a literary tool) is when

• a writer repeats the central idea of the writing because it is important

• a writer uses slang words to allow readers to better understand

• a writer uses other symbols to explain their central idea

• sounds that help the reader understand the writers main point

Alliteration (as a literary tool) is when

• a writer uses the same sounds at the beginning of each word.

• a writer uses symbols to compare ideas in a sentence.

• a writer makes the words sound like music.

• a writer uses emotional appeals (pathos).

Stop singing said Sally

• alliteration 
• assonance
• parody 
• symbol 

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I'm like a bird 

• symbol 
• syntax
• metaphor 
• simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The flowers danced in the gentle breeze. 

• parody 
• free verse
• symbol 
• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

This quiz is a breeze. 

• simile
• parody 
• metaphor
• diction

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form

• rhetoric
• parody
• free verse
• alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D