Literary Terms and Devices

Front

Mood

Back

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

Repetition

Back

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Unreliable Narrator

Back

An untrustworthy or naive commentator on events and characters in a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

Alliteration

Back

Repetition of initial (beginning) consonant sounds.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Conflict

Back

A struggle (problem) between opposing forces. Man vs. Man, Man vs. society, Man vs. himself and Man vs. nature.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Protagonist

Back

The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Hyperbole

Back

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Imagery

Back

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Simile

Back

A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Point of View

Back

The perspective (view) from which a story is told.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C