Macbeth Literary Techniques

Define Metaphor

• Describing something by saying it is something else

• Making a comparison using like or as

• When two or more words start with the same sound

• When they same word or phrase is repeated over and over again

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Simile

• A phrase or opinion that overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

• When a single word or phrase is used multiple times in short succession for effect

• A sentence that uses like or as

• A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction 

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Onomatopoeia

• The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

• The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named 

•  Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Aliiteration

• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

• Is when a single word or phrase is used multiple times in short succession for effect

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named 

• The repetition of a sound at the start of the word in two or more words in close proximity.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Hyperbole

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

• The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Oxymoron

• The repetition of a sound at the start of the word in two or more words in close proximity.

• The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

• The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

• A phrase or opinion that overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Personification

• Making a comparison using like or as

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named 

• The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

• The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Imagery

• Language used by authors to create images in the mind of the reader

• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

• When a single word or phrase is used multiple times in short succession for effect

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Repetition?

• The repetition of a sound at the start of the word in two or more words in close proximity.

• Repetition is when a single word or phrase is used multiple times in short succession for effect

• A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction 

• The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What technique is being used when the author asks a question that the reader does not need to answer

• Simile

• Rhetorical Question

• Short Sentence

• Listing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A