Literature Keystone Terms

What is Foreshadowing?

• Exaggeration

• The animal, person or being in a story

• A literary device that hints at a future event

• The attitude a writer expresses towards their subject

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is Hyperbole?

• Exaggeration

• The animal, person or being in a story

• A literary device that hints at a future event

• The attitude a writer expresses towards their subject

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of these is a Metaphor?

• The wrapped gift begged to be opened

• Life is such an exciting journey

• The bed felt as soft as a cloud

• The kids were wild monkeys today

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these is personification?

• The wrapped gift begged to be opened

• Life is such an exciting journey

• The bed felt as soft as a cloud

• The kids were wild monkeys today

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of these is a metaphor?

• The gift begged to be opened

• My mouth is always the reason I get into trouble

• I heard whispering and I knew something was fishy

• There are a million reasons this is a bad idea

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these is an idiom?

• The gift begged to be opened

• My mouth is always the reason I get into trouble

• I heard whispering and I knew something was fishy

• There are a million reasons this is a bad idea

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of these is hyperbole?

• Our conversation seemed to go on for days

• The child sneaked past the sleeping dog like a ninja

• The camera loves you.

• The kids were wild monkeys.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of these is a simile?

• Our conversation seemed to go on for days

• The child sneaked past the sleeping dog like a ninja

• The camera loves you.

• The kids were wild monkeys.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these is personification?

• Our conversation seemed to go on for days

• The child sneaked past the sleeping dog like a ninja

• The camera loves you.

• The kids were wild monkeys.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of these is symbolism?

• Our conversation seemed to go on for days

• The child sneaked past the sleeping dog like a ninja

• The camera loves you.

• The kids were wild monkeys.

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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