Review Literary Devices

1. Suspense

• the intense feeling that leaves the readers holding their breath

• a hint of something that is going to happen

• someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

foreshadowing

• that the outcome is opposite to what was expected

  
  

• Someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.

• a hint of something that is going to happen

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

3. Verbal  Irony

• Someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.

• the outcome is opposite to what was expected

• when the reader knows something the characters do not

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

4. Situational  Irony

• comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

• when the reader knows something the characters do not

• the outcome is opposite to what was expected

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5. Dramatic   Irony

• when the reader knows something the characters do not

• Comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

• Comparing two unlike things directly without using the words “like” or “as”

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Simile

• Non-human things are given human-like qualities.

• comparing two unlike things directly without using the words “like” or “as”

• Comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7. Metaphor

• comparing two unlike things directly without using the words “like” or “as

• Non-human things are given human-like qualities.

  
  

• A concrete object is being used to represent an abstract idea.  

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Personification

• Non-human things are given human-like qualities.

  
  

• A concrete object is being used to represent an abstract idea.  

  
  

• HOW an author tells their story.

  
  

  The tone can be formal, informal, serious, comic, angry, sad, or cheerful.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Symbolism

• Words and descriptions that create certain feelings or vibes for readers. 

  
  

• HOW an author tells their story.

  
  

  The tone can be formal, informal, serious, comic, angry, sad, or cheerful.

  
  

• A concrete object is being used to represent an abstract idea.  

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Tone

• An intense feeling that leaves the audience holding their breath.

  
  

• Words and descriptions that create certain feelings or vibes for readers. 

  
  

• HOW an author tells their story.

  
  

  The tone can be formal, informal, serious, comic, angry, sad, or cheerful.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B