Literary Terms 6th Grade.

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Literary Terms 6th Grade

Alliteration The repetition of initial consonant sounds Writers use alliteration to create musical effects and to draw attention to certain words or ideas. Laughing Lions Turtle Taxi Dandy Dolphins

Onomatopoeia The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning. Bang Hiss Thud Pow Thwack

What is the mood in “Why Dogs are Tame”? The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage Writers use many devices to create mood, including images, dialogue, setting, and plot. What is the mood in “Why Dogs are Tame”? Happy

He has his head in the clouds. Idiom An expression of language that means something different from what it appears to mean. He has his head in the clouds. You drive me up a wall.

Imagery Language that stresses or emphasizes sense impressions that help the reader see, hear, feel, smell, and taste things described in the literary work.

Ballad A short poem of songlike quality and usually has a refrain. Lord Randal "O where ha you been, Lord Randal, my son? And where ha you been, my handsome young man?" "I ha been at the greenwood; mother, mak my bed soon, For I'm wearied wi hunting, and fain wad lie down." "An wha met ye there, Lord Randal, my son? And wha met ye there, my handsome young man?" "O I met wi my true-love; mother, mak my bed soon, For I'm wearied wi huntin, and fain wad lie down."

The Iliad and The Odyssey Epic Poetry Lengthy narrative poem usually about the deeds of a hero. Beowulf The Iliad and The Odyssey

Hyperbole Use of over exaggerated words, ideas and comparisons to emphasize an idea. When I lost my new scarf at Mardi Gras, I almost died! I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

“The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg” Fable A short story that teaches a moral about human nature. “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg”

Folktales A story with no known author that originally was passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth. He Lion Bruh Bear Bruh Rabbit

“The Legend of John Henry” Legends Stories set in the past that are based on a real-life hero and his/her mighty deeds. “The Legend of John Henry” “Paul Bunyan”

Myths Stories involving gods, goddesses, and supernatural heroes. “Perseus” “Wings”

Odes Lyrical poems written to the praise of a person, animal, or thing. “Ode to an Artichoke” “Ode to Mi Gato”