100+ Literary Devices

The storm was loud—so loud it shook the windows, rattled the dishes, and woke the entire neighborhood.

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Amplification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Amplification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In Animal Farm, the farm represents Russia, and the animals represent people in power.

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Amplification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

He was a real Romeo with the ladies.

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Amplification

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Strong in the Force, you are.

• Anagram

• Analogy

• Anastrophe

• Anecdote

Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer.

• Anagram

• Analogy

• Anastrophe

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Listen → Silent.

• Anagram

• Analogy

• Anastrophe

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“When I was your age, I once stayed up all night finishing a book I loved.”

• Anagram

• Analogy

• Anastrophe

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Voldemort in Harry Potter.

• Antagonist

• Anthropomorphism

• Antimetabole

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

• Antagonist

• Anthropomorphism

• Antimetabole

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5