Literary Devices (Part One)

a widely known basic truth

• adage

• simile

• analogy

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

a story that can reveal a hidden truth

• adage

• allegory

• climax

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

repetition of the same sounds of the first syllable

• repitition

• alliteration

• pun

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

casual reference to a historical figure or event

• imagery

• allusion

• setting

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

how the author reveals the personality of the character

• imagery

• characterization

• climax

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

overused idea or expression

• repitition

• cliche

• foreshadowing

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

pivotal moment where the story takes a turn

• conflict

• climax

• paradox

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

problem or struggle the main characters are facing

• pun

• conflict

• allegory

• setting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

clues that hint at what’s to come

• repetition

• foreshadowing

• cliche

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

figure of speech that is exaggerated

• repetition

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A