Literary Devices

Front

Words spelled as they sound

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'. Ex: "You're like a kid Enola."

Back

simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Direct representation or comparison where one thing is another.

Back

metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Descriptive words appealing to the five senses.

Back

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

Front

"A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas river drops close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green." Literary device used?

Back

imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Device giving human traits to animals/objects.

Back

personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

"The afternoon sun sliced through the barn walls." Literary device?

Back

personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Poetic device in the picture?

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

Front

"I told you a million times, do not exaggerate!" is an example of _______

Back

Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Mental picture using senses: sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch.

Back

Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5