Literary Devices

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What is a Pun?

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A joke exploiting different meanings of a word or words that sound alike.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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NOT an example of irony:

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Hawkins somehow passes all of his classes.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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Act of placing close together for comparison or contrast.

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Juxtaposition

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

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Example of Personification:

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The lightning danced across the sky.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Allegory: A piece of literature or picture revealing a hidden meaning, often moral or political.

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A piece of literature or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

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Purpose of a flashback?

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Helps readers understand present-day elements or learn about a character.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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Imagery definition?

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Descriptive language that creates mental images.

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CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

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Purpose of foreshadowing?

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Creates suspense in a story.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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Writer's attitude toward the subject and audience.

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Tone

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CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

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Implied or indirect reference to another literature in a story.

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Allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4