Figurative Language & Literary Devices

words and descriptions the author uses to make the reader feel a certain way or give off a certain vibe

• tone

• hyperbole

• mood

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

repeated sound of the first letter in a series of words, or repetition of the same letter sounds within words/phrases

• repetition

• mood

• idiom

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

repeats the same words or phrases

• repetition

• idiom

• mood

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

an object that represents a bigger idea

• hyperbole

• theme

• symbolism

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

a message about life or human nature

• allusion

• resolution

• symbolism

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the author's attitude towards the topic

• tone

• mood

• hyperbole

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

the narrator's position in the story

• point of view

• first person

• second person

• third person

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

narrator is speaking about him or herself; uses pronouns such as "I," "me," "we," "us"

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

narrator tells the story to another character; uses pronouns such as "you," "your"

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

narrator can tell us the thoughts of one or two characters, but does not include themselves in the story

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D