Literary Techniques

Language that means exactly what it says

• Literal

• Figurative

• Slang

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Language that doesn't mean exactly what it says

• Literal

• Figurative

• Slang

• English

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A comparison of two unlike items using like or as

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

An implied comparison of two unlike objects: states that something is or was something else

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An extreme exaggeration to the truth

• Personification

• Pun

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A play on words

• Simile

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

A word, phrase, or expression that has meaning beyond the literal, actual meaning of the words

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Give human qualities to animals or objects

• Pun

• Personification

• Idiom

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A technique that conveys meaning through sound

• Literary Devices

• Figurative Devices

• Sound Devices

• Literal Devices

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

The restatement of words or phrases that emphasize a particular point

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4