Literary Devices

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Onomatopoeia

Back

A word that imitates the sound it makes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Alliteration

Back

Repetition of the same consonant sound in nearby words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Hyperbole

Back

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Metaphor

Back

Comparison of unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Imagery

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

Personification

Back

When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Symbolism

Back

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Simile

Back

Comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Allusion

Back

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Idiom

Back

A common expression that doesn't make sense literally.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B