Literary Devices

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A figure of speech describing abstract ideas through characters and events, used in prose and poetry for teaching or explaining is known as
Back
an Allegory
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Repetition of the first part of a sentence for artistic effect is called
Back
Anaphora
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Use of informal words or slang in writing, influenced by societal speech.
Back
Colloquialism
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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
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
“Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better,” is an example of...
Back
Anaphora
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Greek term for 'side by side'; rhetorical term with phrases/clauses placed independently without conjunctions.
Back
Parataxis
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A brief, indirect reference to a significant person, place, thing, or idea is known as an...
Back
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A phrase not interpreted literally is known as
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an idiom
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CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
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