Literary Devices and Terms

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Rhyme Scheme

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The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or verse.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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Anaphora

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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Connotation

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A positive or negative feeling that a word has in addition to its literal or dictionary meaning.

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Denotation

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The literal or dictionary definition of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Consonance

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The recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, close to one another.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Assonance

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The repetition of a vowel sound in words that are close to each other in a sentence or in a phrase.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Syntax

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Stanzas

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A group of lines or verses in a poem arranged together that may repeat a pattern of rhythm and rhyme.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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Prose

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Written or spoken language in paragraph form.