Stylistic Devices

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A direct comparison between two unrelated things, implying one is the other.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An intentional exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Descriptive language that creates vivid sensory experiences for the reader.

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A statement or situation where the meaning is contradictory or opposite to what is expected.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses for emphasis.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4