Literary Terms

Front

Extreme exaggeration (Ex. My backpack weighs a ton.)

Back

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

An object represents an idea (Ex. Rose represents beauty; Rain represents sadness)

Back

symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

"To restate a question" means

Back

to reorder words from a question into a statement.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Front

Character or force who opposes the protagonist (villain)

Back

antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Comparison of unlike things that uses "like", "as", or "than" (Ex. This room is like an oven.)

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" (Ex. Time is a thief.)

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Giving human traits to non-human things (Ex. The wind whispered through the trees.)

Back

personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning (Ex. It's raining cats and dogs.)

Back

idiom

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

The main character in a story, often a hero or heroine

Back

protagonist

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

The use of repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words (Ex. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.)

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4