Literary Devices

Front

Time and place of a story (e.g., Salinas River, 1930s)

Back

setting

Front

Exaggeration used for emphasis.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Example of Simile:

Back

My hand is as cold as snow.

Front

Example of metaphor:

Back

My life is a dream.

Front

Example of alliteration:

Back

Calculating computers catch cats.

Front

Buzz, buzz, pop, pop!

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Time or place in a story is the

Back

Setting

Front

The problem in a story is the...

Back

conflict

Front

Time and Place of the Story?

Back

Setting

Front

First part of the plot diagram:

Back

exposition