Literary Devices

Making a brief, indirect reference to person, place, or thing that is outside the text. It is up to the reader to make the connection

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

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

A figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and or contradictory is called:

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A figure of speech that creates a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike, along with illustrating a larger point due to their commonalities is called:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds is called:

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A literary device that refers to the use of figurative language to create a picture with words in the heads of the reader. By using descriptive language, the reader can imagine the scene. The writer appeals to the reader's senses of sight, taste, smell, touch, and sound, as well as internal emotion and feelings.

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking. The grammatical structure of sentences is similar, and this might also impact the meaning of thoughts and ideas being presented.

• Parallelism

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The projection of human characteristics onto inanimate objects in order to create imagery is called:

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Literary device that implies comparison or contrast. Writers create this by placing two entities side by side to create dramatic or ironic contrast.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Juxtaposition

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5