LiteraryTerms
By: Brandon Savarese
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5th Grade Language Arts
Alliteration Personification Flashback
Irony Hyperbole Metaphor
Simile Onomatopoeia Click to test you knowledge
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Alliteration
• The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of a word in a sentence• Alliteration is commonly used in poetry and song lyrics
• Example: Sarah sells sea shells at the sea shore
Personification
• Giving human characteristics to inanimate Objects• Can also be used for abstract ideas
• Example: Lightning danced across the sky
Flashback
• A scene set earlier than the main story• Most commonly used in movies orNovels
• Example: Back in the day when Julia was young…
Irony
• When the reader expects something to happenAnd the opposite occurs• Mostly used for humor
• Example: A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets
Hyperbole
• Exaggeration that is not meant to be takenliterally • Can also be used as a rhetorical device• From Greek word meaning “excess”
• Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Metaphor
• A comparison of two or more things NOT using “like” or “as”
• Example: The snow is a white blanket
Simile
• A comparison of two or more things USING“like” or “as”
• Example: As cold as ice
Onomatopoeia
• A word the has a sound associated with it• Creates a sound or imagery
• Example: Buzz, Splash, Bang, Wack
Pop Quiz Question!
Choose the correct literary term for the sentence.
• The falling snow kissed the top of my head during my nightly walk.
1. Alliteration2. Hyperbole3. Personification4. Irony
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• Alliteration is when the start of a word sounds the same throughout a sentence. The words commonly start with the same letter
Example: A big bully beats a baby boy
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Your Close
• Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement
• Examples: This car is faster than the speed of light
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YOU GOT IT!!!
• Personification is when you give an inanimateobject human like characteristics
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• Irony is when you expect something to happenand the opposite actually happens
Examples: you study hard for a spelling text but Get your name wrong
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