Literary Techniques

Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words that are near to each other. Often used in poetry. (Example: Seven slippery snakes slithered sneakily southwards.)

• tone

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words and/or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. They bring a piece of text alive so that you can use your imagination to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell what is being described.

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A direct comparison of two otherwise unlike things that have some qualities in common. Ex., My hands are ice cubes.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison using "like" or "as." Ex., My hands are like ice cubes.

• metaphor

• simile

• tone

• personification

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

The giving of human qualities and traits to an animal, object or idea. Ex., The dandelions danced in the breeze.

• tone

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Hints about what will happen in the future of a text.

• backshadowing

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• flashforward

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When the author takes the reader back in time to share an important memory.

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• flashforward

• backshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

These are all examples of...

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

This literary device is usually found between quotation marks.

• dialogue

• mood

• simile

• metaphor

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

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

• Adverb

• Characterization

• Imagery

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3