Keystone Prep- Literary Devices

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

• allusion

• alliteration

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

author gives a hint as to what is to come later on in the story

• imagery

• simile

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

visually descriptive language; things you could picture with the senses

• oxymoron

• imagery

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Comparison not using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

pronunciation imitates a sound

• Character Foil

• Irony

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

giving an inanimate object human-like qualities

• allusion

• personification

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Comparison using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

the use of an image or item to represent an idea or theme of a literary work

• allegory

• symbolism

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

expectation does not match reality, often is humorous

• allusion

• pun

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

when we want to play with words that may sound similar in pronunciation, but have a different meaning, and are used to create humor

• pun

• hyperbole

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A