Understanding Literary Devices

Alliteration is:

• Repeating the same vowel sound in a line

• Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words

• Using metaphors to describe something

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The dog was barking loudly.

• The big brown bear bumbled by.

• She ran quickly to the store.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A metaphor is:

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Describing one thing as if it were another

• Rhyming two words in a sentence

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• He ran like the wind.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is rhyme scheme?

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The number of syllables in a line

• The rhythm or beat of a poem

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CCSS.RL.7.4

In a poem with an AABB rhyme scheme, which lines rhyme?

• The first and second lines rhyme, and the third and fourth lines rhyme

• The first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme

• All the lines rhyme with each other

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Literal meaning is:

• The actual, dictionary meaning of a word or phrase

• The deeper, symbolic meaning of a word or phrase

• A repeated sound at the beginning of words

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Figurative meaning is:

• The actual, dictionary meaning of a word or phrase

• The deeper, symbolic meaning of a word or phrase

• A repeated sound at the beginning of words

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Anaphora is:

• The use of repeating sounds at the start of words

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• The comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of anaphora?

• She ran swiftly, quietly, gracefully.

• He was fast, but she was faster.

• Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4