Literary Technique or Rhetorical Device

Rhetorical Question

• A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

• A question that requires an answer.

• A question that is asked for the purpose of telling a joke.

• A question that is asked to gather information.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Hyperbole

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• A type of poem

• Sarcasm or the opposite of what is really meant

• the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Imagine you are sitting by a calm lake, reading a poem where the 's' sound is repeated frequently to mimic the sound of the gentle waves. What is this technique called?

• Allusion

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

While reading a novel, you come across a sentence where the author subtly refers to the 'Titanic disaster' without explicitly mentioning it. This technique used by the author is a brief and indirect reference to a historical event. The author only refers to the concept and the reader is expected to know it or research it.

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

Answer explanation

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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SL.4

L.4

a technique used by artists and writers, places normally unassociated ideas, words, and phrases next to one another for effect

• opposites

• juxtaposition

• satire

• irony

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions or contrasts.

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a motif?

• A main theme of a story

• A character's main goal

• A repeated element in a story

• A unique setting in a story

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When two opposing words are placed side by side to create an effect. For example: pretty ugly, civil war, awfully good.

• Simile

• Theme

• Setting

• Oxymoron

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Consider a novel where the author uses detailed descriptions and expressive language to paint a picture in the reader's mind. This technique often engages all senses to create a vivid mental image. What is this technique called?

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Symbol

• Suspense

Answer explanation

The authors use of vivid words and descriptions to help the reader create an image in his or her mind. Often times all senses are used to create imagery.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An object, idea or animal is given human attributes. In the movie 'Cars' the vehicles are designed with human characteristics.

• personification

• Verbal irony

• Imagery

• Simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A