Literary Devices

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What is Personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A literary device where a word imitates the sound it represents, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

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Example of Personification: 'The wind whispered through the trees.' What literary device is this?

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Personification.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Example of Hyperbole: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.' What literary device is this?

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Hyperbole.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Example of Simile: 'Her smile was like the sun.' What literary device is this?

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Simile.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Example of Metaphor: 'Time is a thief.' What literary device is this?

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Metaphor.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D