Literary Devices (Part One)

a widely known basic truth

• adage

• simile

• analogy

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

a story that can reveal a hidden truth

• adage

• allegory

• climax

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

repetition of the same sounds of the first syllable

• repitition

• alliteration

• pun

• paradox

casual reference to a historical figure or event

• imagery

• allusion

• setting

• pun

how the author reveals the personality of the character

• imagery

• characterization

• climax

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.W.5.3B

overused idea or expression

• repitition

• cliche

• foreshadowing

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

pivotal moment where the story takes a turn

• conflict

• climax

• paradox

• oxymoron

problem or struggle the main characters are facing

• pun

• conflict

• allegory

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

clues that hint at what’s to come

• repetition

• foreshadowing

• cliche

• climax

figure of speech that is exaggerated

• repetition

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile