Literary Devices and Stylistic Features

What is personification?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is onomatopoeia?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"America is a melting pot" is an example of 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Foreshadowing
• Repetition

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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• Repetition
• Satire
• Assonance
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Imagery
• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The stars on the U.S. flag are an example of...

• Symbolism
• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Satire

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Click the button. "Click" is an example of...

• Repetition
• Satire
• Onomatopoeia
• Symbolism

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"If I were young. If I were strong. If I were loved. If I were wrong." The "ifs" are an example of...

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia
• Repetition

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is satire?

• Comparing two unlike things using like or as
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
• Comparing two unlike things without using like or as
• The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is an example of oxymoron below?

• Shining like a diamond
• Bob is a
• Zombie
• Jumbo shrimp

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A