Literary Terms - R & J and Quotes

When two opposite ideas are joined together for literary effect.

• aside

• oxymoron

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When a character gives a long speech TO other characters on stage.

• soliloquy

• personification

• dramatic irony

• monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

When a character says something to the audience or something that other characters cannot hear

• personification

• aside

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• stage directions

• extended metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

When the audience knows something that a character/characters on stage do not know

• personification

• aside

• foil

  characters

• dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

A warning or hint of a future event to come

• dramatic irony

• foreshadowing

• aside

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A character that has qualities that are in direct contrast from another character

• stage directions

• dramatic irony

• soliloquy

• foil character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

When a character gives a long speech ALONE on stage

• monologue

• soliloquy

• dramatic irony

• aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• extended metaphor

• soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

When an object is giving a human behavior or characteristic

• foil character

• personification

• oxymoron

• monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3