Literary Devices
Literary Devices Continued
Help for your writing
Acrostics
SPAG
100

This literary device is a comparison between to objects without using LIKE or AS

Metaphor

100

Dad Bad Sad Rad

Rhyming Words

100

This is when a writer chooses strong, interesting words instead of boring ones.

Word Choice

100

This type of poem spells a word using the first letter of each line.

Acrostic

100

This punctuation mark shows excitement or strong feeling!

Exclamation Mark !

100

A comparison between two things USING like or as

Simile

100

I sat awake Lying restlessly in my bed Counting the sheep, sheep, sheep to fall asleep, sleep, sleep

Repetition

100

Describing how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels.

Sensory Language

100

The word written vertically in an acrostic poem.

Key Word

100

This is a word that describes a noun.

Adjective

100

What is this an example of? "My dad is the best dad in the whole wide world"

Hyperbole

100

Her eyes were so blue that they reminded me of the ocean

Imagery

100

This feature helps the reader picture your ideas in their mind.
 

Imagery

100

Each line of an acrostic poem must start with this.

Correct Letter

100

Reading your poem again to improve word choice and meaning.

Editing

100

"I picked perfect peaches"

Alliteration

100

My phone has a mind of its' own.

The darkness hugged me...

Personification

100

Writing lines that match the feeling or theme of your acrostic word.

Mood

100

This is when a poet adds extra detail to improve a line.

elaboration

100

This is usually used at the end of a sentence...

Full Stop

100

I was walking across the street I didn't see a bus coming He didn't see me Suddenly.... I.....

Cliffhanger

100

The Black Hole sucked the spacecraft in... CRASH!

Theo stepped on a magical leaf... CRACK!

What language feature is 'CRASH and CRACK?'

Onomatopoeia

100

Adding extra detail to a line so it is not too short or boring.
 

expanding your ideas

100

We must do this when we finish our sentence for the chosen letter.

Take a new line!

100

We use this to start a sentence

Capital Letter

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