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MCAS 10th Grade ELA Literary Devices
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Theme is...
A rhyme for "meme"
The tone of the text
The main idea or central message
The lesson the author teaches...
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An example of hyperbole is...
This Kahoot is a force, Miss.
Aaaaargh! Ugh...
She is the absolute meanest girl on earth!
Have you ever seen something so incredibly dull?
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When I give a quote from the text...
I have to point to specific words in the quote as proof
Identify exactly how and why this quote proves my idea
Explain the quote and how it connects to my idea
Choose specific words that prove my analysis and explain
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An example of assonance from a Kendrick Lamar song is...
...in my eyes, tell me I died, tell me I tried to compromise
Bury me with pride...
I'm gettin' better with time. AAAAAHHHHH!
Thank you berry much
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An example of personification is...
The vindictive cat gazed longingly
My favorite, smelly sweater
The shabby old dog laid down
The chair was brown
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A metaphor...
Compares 2 things using like or as
Only appears in poetry
Exaggerates
Compares 2 things
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Foreshadowing is...
Flashback
When the author gives hints about the future
An element of characterization
Irony
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TONE is the literary device for an AUTHOR'S...
Main Idea
Attitude
Sound
Pet Alpaca
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Which is NOT a form of irony...
Dramatic Irony (audience knows plot already)
Situational Irony (unexpected events)
Verbal Irony (sarcasm)
Social Irony (characters don't get along)
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An example of alliteration and consonance from an Eminem rap song is...
I'll be Odin, you rodent, I'm omnipotent
Best believe somebody's payin' the pied piper
I'm back, na na na na na na
I'm just a talking head
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So when looking for examples of TONE, I should look for...
Specific vocabulary choices
Sarcasm or deception
The narrator's point of view
Words I don't understand
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An example of metaphor is...
I love your armpit, Rosie
Your armpit smells like roses
Your love is a rose, beautiful and prickly
Your love is like a rose
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An example of foreshadowing is...
Jessica went home early today.
Something something pandas...
But little did they know, the monster was on the way...
Suzie had french fries at lunch.
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An example of simile is...
My house smells like dog
The dog is as big as a house
Dogs are mysterious, but stupid
My dog is as lazy as ever
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Irony is...
Foreshadowing
Another word for opinion
When what you expected is different than what really happens
A character's point of view
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When I say MOOD, you say...
I have no idea what's going on!
Descriptive Language that gives me FEELINGS!
Irony!
Theme!
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A simile is...
A metaphor that uses "like" or "as"
The wrong way to spell "smile"
An exaggeration
An element of plot
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When I say TONE, you say...
Pandas!
Descriptions of Feelings!
Author's Choice of Words!
Imagery!
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So when I consider MOOD, I should look for examples of...
IMAGERY!
SETTING!
THEME!
FLASHBACK!
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Descriptive language that uses SENSORY detail is always...
Good writing!
Foreshadowing!
Setting!
Imagery!
