Literary Devices Review

The occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of words.

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Diction

• Simile

 A reference to something that is commonly known.

• Diction

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Y'all, gonna, ain't, and cap are all examples of

• Slang

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

What is the PURPOSE of DICTION

• To make a comparison to provide further meaning

• To give the writing a lyrical effect.

• To convey a mood or tone with word choice.

• To invoke an emotion though the senses.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.3D

A time earlier than the main story

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Hyperbole

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

An exaggerated statement

• Foreshadowing

• Juxtaposition

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Hints about events that will come later in the story.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Visually descriptive language that allows reader to "see" what is happening.

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Putting two different things close together to show the differences more clearly.

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

His words cut deeper than a knife.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Jextaposition

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4