Literary Devices

Front

Brave as a lion.

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

The aroma of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafted from the kitchen to the living room.

Back

Smell Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

The car needs a cold shower.

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

“He saw nothing and heard nothing but felt his heart pounding, then heard the clack on stone and the clicks of a small rock falling.”

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

The shepherd shook his head in negation.

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

The tree spread its gigantic, sun-flecked shoulders.

Back

Sight Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

“Hey! I’m walking here!” (Midnight Cowboy)

Back

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Hickory Dickory Dock; the mouse ran up the clock.

Back

Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Red rose symbolizes love and romance

Back

Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Leaves tasted bitter, like unroasted coffee beans.

Back

Taste Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5