Grade 6 - Literary Devices

When the author provides the reader with a hint about something that might happen later in the story.

• Symbolism

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

An item or action from the story that represents another idea (e.g. the sun represents a new day)

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

A comparison of two items using the words: like / as (E.g The wallpaper was as bright as the sun)

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

A comparison of two items without using as or like. (Her mood was a dark and stormy night.)

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

Using exaggeration to emphasise something, like a description or a feeling. (I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.)

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole