Literary Devices

Onomatopoeia

• A word that imitates the sound it makes

• The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Alliteration

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

• The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Hyperbole

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• A word that imitates the sound it makes

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Metaphor

• A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Imagery

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

• A word that imitates the sound it makes

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Personification

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

• A word that imitates the sound it makes

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Symbolism

• A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Simile

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

• A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Allusion

• A word that imitates the sound it makes

• A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

• A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Idiom

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

• A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3