Literary Devices

When a Character says something but means the opposite

• Alliteration

• Verbal Irony

• Theme

• Direct Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

When an inanimate object is given human characteristics

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

When two contradicting words are combined

• Alliteration

• oxymoron

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

The occurrence of the same sound in a piece of literature

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

Match the following

• Foreshadowing

• The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities; a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things.

• Symbolism and Metaphor

• The process by which the author presents and develops characters.

• Tone

• The struggle between two opposing forces, usually the protagonist and antagonist.

• Style

• The author's choice of words, sentence structure, tone, and use of figurative language.

• Conflict

• A literary device in which the author hints at what is to come later in the story.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.4

An example of PERSONification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A character that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another.

• foil

• hero

• denouement

• heroine

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

A story that begins in the middle of things.

• Prologue

• Epilogue

• In medias res

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In literature, ​ (a)   ​ is a reference in one text to another well-known text, person, event, or thing.

• an allusion

• a metaphor

• repetition

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A Comparison Using like or as

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Similie

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D