Literary Terms and Devices

Which is an example of 2nd person point of view?

• I went down the hall and opened the door....

• You walk down the hall and when you open the door you see...

• She walked down the hall and opened the door...

• As she walked down the hall she thought about all the things she would say.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Select all the types of Third Person Point of View

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person omnipotent

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

This is an example of what?

• Euphemism

• Pun

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A direct representation or a comparison where one thing is another.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A device that gives human attributes to animals and objects.

• consonance

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The afternoon sun sliced through the cracks of barn walls. What literary device is used?

• consonance

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"I told you a million times, do not exaggerate!" is an example of _______

• Hyperbowl

• Hyperbole

• Hyperbully

• Hiperbolie

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Writing techniques used by authors to engage readers beyond the literal meaning of words.

• literary devices or literary elements

• poetic devices or sound devices

• figurative language or figures of speech

• All of these

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A reference (connection) to show that a well-known person, place, or thing is similar.

• Illusion

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Assonance

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"The King Triton from the 'Little Mermaid' is similar to the Greek god Poseidon." What literary device is used?

• Imagery

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Assonance

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4