Literary Devices Review

Onomatopoeia

• A word that imitates the sound it makes

• The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Alliteration

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

• The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hyperbole

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• A word that imitates the sound it makes

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Metaphor

• A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Personification

• When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

• Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

• A word that imitates the sound it makes

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Simile

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

• A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

The moon was smiling and the wind was whispering to us.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Life is box of hot chilli peppers.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I was over the moon when I heard the good news.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The kangaroo kicked the kid.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4