Literary Devices Vocabulary

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as"

• A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using "like" or "as"

• A brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical significance

• A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which figure of speech directly compares two different things without using "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an allusion?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as"

• A brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical significance

• A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals

• A type of writing that provides factual information

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does personification involve?

• Comparing two different things using "like" or "as"

• Directly comparing two different things without using "like" or "as"

• Attributing human qualities to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts

• Providing factual information about a specific subject

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is inference?

• A type of writing that provides factual information

• A conclusion or opinion formed based on evidence and reasoning

• A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• The order in which events or steps occur

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What type of writing provides factual information about a specific subject?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Informational Text

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is fiction?

• Literature that describes imaginary events and people

• Writing based on facts, real events, and real people

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• The result or outcome of a cause

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a synonym?

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• The order in which events or steps occur

• The reason something happens

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an antonym?

• A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• The circumstances or background information surrounding a word

• A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does context refer to?

• The order in which events or steps occur

• The circumstances or background information surrounding a word

• The reason something happens

• The result or outcome of a cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4