Academic Literacy: Literary Devices

Front

Written conversation between characters.

Back

Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

A writer's or speaker's choice of words and arrangement in sentences.

Back

diction

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Front

A conversation or event that occurred before the story begins.

Back

flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

Hints or clues indicating future events in a plot.

Back

foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

Descriptive words or phrases that evoke sensory experiences for the reader, engaging the five senses.

Back

Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

A person, place, activity, or object that represents something beyond itself.

Back

symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

Language that conveys ideas beyond literal meanings.

Back

Figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

A figure of speech comparing two things using "like" or "as."

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

A figure of speech comparing two things without 'like' or 'as'.

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

A figure of speech where truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humor.

Back

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A