Literary Devices Review
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9th Grade
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Brooke Clark
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Literary Devices Review
Almost all examples are extracted from Mai Chuc's "Names" and Tupac's "A Rose Grew From Concrete".
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Group #1
Alliteration= repetition of same sound at the beginning of closely connected words
Onomatopoeia= words used to represent sounds
Repetition= when the same word or image or idea is used continuously
Symbolism= when an object or idea represents something beyond itself
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Multiple Choice
"Long live the rose..."
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
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Multiple Choice
"Three soft bird chirps and they call me Ah Wai."
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
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Multiple Choice
"Long live the rose that grew from concrete." If the rose stands for a person and the concrete is society, the rose and concrete are examples of...
Alliteration
Repetition
Symbolism
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Group #2
Personification= the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman
Imagery= the use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
Metaphor= a comparison WITHOUT using like or as
Simile= a comparison WITH using like or as
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Multiple Choice
"Tue (pronounced Twe) isn’t so embarrassing. A fruit learns to love its juice."
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
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Multiple Choice
"I’d like to be string... resonating. Pulled back tensely like a bow"
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
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Multiple Choice
"My name is the sound of
water"
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
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Group #3
Hyperbole= exaggerated statement or claim not meant to taken seriously
Allusion= an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Rhetorical Question= a question asked without expecting an answer
Diction= word choice
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Multiple Choice
Reclaim that name once given and lost so quickly in its attempt to become someone that would fit in. Who is Tue My Chuc?
Hyperbole
Rhetorical Question
Allusion
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Multiple Choice
"it (the rose) learned to walk with out having feet."
Hyperbole
Rhetorical Question
Allusion
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Multiple Choice
"...but I have to pretend that it’s on March 16
because my mother was late registering me after the Vietnam war."
Hyperbole
Rhetorical Question
Allusion
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Group #4
Juxtaposition= placing contrasting elements side by side to create meaning or impact
Anaphora= the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following images best captures an artist's use of juxtaposition?
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following best represents anaphora?
“Ain't no mountain high enough,
Ain't no valley low enough,
Ain't no river wide enough,
To keep me from getting to you, baby”
“Nobody can judge me but me. I was born free.”
I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cry
'Cause you're scared, I ain't there, Daddy's wit' you in your prayers
No more cryin', wipe them tears, Daddy's here, no more nightmares
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Poll
At this point, how are you feeling about your understanding of literary terms?
1- Not confident!
2- I feel okay.
3- I think I'm getting this.
4- I'm confident!
Literary Devices Review
Almost all examples are extracted from Mai Chuc's "Names" and Tupac's "A Rose Grew From Concrete".
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