Literary Devices Grade 10

Vivid descriptions that appeal to a reader's 5 senses

• Irony

• Imagery

• Dramatic Irony

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An extreme exaggeration within literature to express importance.

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A direct comparison between two unlike things; saying one thing is another.

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A contrast between appearance and reality; usually when something is the opposite of what is expected.

• irony

• simile

• hyperbole

• personificaiton

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

When inanimate objects are given human-like qualities.

• imagery

• irony

• theme

• personification

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

The use of a person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself.

• Theme

• hyperbole

• symbolism

• verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An underlying message about life or human nature- that an author wants readers to take away from a text.

• theme

• hyperbole

• symbolism

• verbal irony

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

Occurs when a character says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

• theme

• hyperbole

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Figure of speech that puts together opposite elements; the combination of these contradicting elements serves to reveal a paradox, confuse, or give the reader a laugh.

• symbolism

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5