Literary Techniques 1

The author uses words and phrases to create "mental images" for the reader.

• structure
• figurative language
• imagery
• genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The comparison of one thing to another using like or as.

• motif
• symbolism
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• foreshadowing
• plot
• hyperbole
• motif

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

Giving human characteristics to something non-human.

• conflict
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

An object or gesture used to represent a bigger idea or concept.

• conflict
• simile
• personification
• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The comparison of one thing to another without using like or as.

• hyperbole
• simile
• metaphor
• symbolism

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

When nonliving things have human like qualities. Example- The sun was smiling down on me.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Idiom
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Example... "Bob brought baked beans to the party.

• Idiom
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A contrast of what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

• Irony
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
• She is a beautiful flower.
• She is very pretty.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A