Literary Devices

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English
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6th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry for emphasis and musicality.
Back
alliteration
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or art that adds meaning.
Back
allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Techniques a writer uses to develop a character: actions, reactions from others, or direct authorial revelation.
Back
characterization
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Speech reflecting the pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar of a region.
Back
dialect
Tags
CCSS.L.5.3B
CCSS.L.6.1E
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Interruption of chronological order to present something that occurred before the story.
Back
flashback
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Language with meaning beyond the literal; includes simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification.
Back
figurative language
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Back
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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