Literary Devices Flashcards
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Samyuktha Karanam
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Allegory
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The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. Often deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Alliteration
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The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words. Can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, supply a musical sound, and/or echo the sense of the passage.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Allusion
Back
A direct or indirect reference to something presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Used to create a memorable phrase or association.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Ambiguity
Back
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.
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CCSS.L.5.5C
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Analogy
Back
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. Used to explain something unfamiliar by associating it with something more familiar.
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CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Anaphora
Back
One of the devices of repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. Used to create a memorable powerful effect.
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CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Anecdote
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A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. Often refers to an incident in the life of a person.
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CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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