POETIC DEVICES
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a metaphor?
Back
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an allusion?
Back
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. Example: 'He was a real Romeo with the ladies.'
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CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is alliteration?
Back
The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. Example: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
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CCSS.L.6.5A
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is hyperbole?
Back
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is imagery?
Back
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind. Example: 'The golden sun set behind the mountains, casting a warm glow over the valley.'
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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