Literary Devices

Front

Literary device that compares using 'like' or 'as':

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Literary device that compares by naming one object as another?

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Literary device with repeated sound?

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Literary device that repeats a word or phrase:

Back

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Type of irony when the reader knows something the character does not?

Back

dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Type of irony when a character says what he doesn't mean?

Back

Verbal

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Type of irony when expected outcome is reversed?

Back

Situational

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Literary device that uses words, people, landmarks, or ideas to represent something beyond their literal meaning.

Back

Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Literary device revealing a character’s goals, values, or feelings.

Back

Characterization

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

Front

Literary device that conveys deeper meaning about human nature or spirituality.

Back

Inference

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5