Literary Terms 2023-2024

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What is Metonymy?

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The practice of substituting the main word with a word that is closely linked to it.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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What is a Motif?

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A usually recurring salient thematic element, especially a dominant idea or central theme.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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What is Denotation?

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The dictionary definition of a word.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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What is an Idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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What is a Cliché?

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An expression, idea, or element which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is 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.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is Personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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CCSS.L.6.5A