Literary Terminology

Alliteration is... 

• when several or many words begin with the same letter or sound
• when the message of the text repeats itself in a different way
• the message of a piece of literature
• the beginning of a story

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Foreshadowing means...

• the message of a piece of literature
• the beginning events of a story
• a comparison between two things
• hints and information the author gives about an event before it happens

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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

Metaphor means...

• a direct comparison between two things that is also literally applicable B e
• a direct comparison between two things that is NOT literally applicabl
• a comparison between two things that uses the word "like" or "as"
• a comparison between two stories

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Irony means...

• when something is the opposite of typical expectations
• 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife
• something strong, as in made of iron
• sarcasm

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Inference means... 

• something that the reader prefers
• a conclusion based on opinion 
• something the reader believes will happen
• a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Setting means... 

• the mood of the story
• the location where the author sets the story
• the time when the author sets the story 
• the environment of a story, including primarily time and location

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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

 An example of a simile is... 

• It's raining cats and dogs.
• The noise was a stormy ocean, crashing violently on the shore. 
• If the shoe fits, wear it.
• The noise was like a stormy ocean, crashing violently on the shore.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Dramatic structure includes...

• Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion
•  Dramatic, Situational, and Verbal
•  First Person, Second Person, Third Person Limited, Third Person Omniscient
• Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution 

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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

An example of alliteration is...

• If the shoe fits, wear it.
• She sells seashells by the seashore. 
• Who are you, you hooligan, you?
• My heart is like an ocean.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The difference between connotation and denotation is...

• Connotation is what a word implies, and denotation is the literal definition. 
• Nothing, they're synonyms.
• Denotation is what a word implies, and connotation is the literal definition.
• Everything, they're antonyms. 

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B