Literary Devices 1
Literary Devices 2
Literary Devices 3
Literary Devices 4
Vocabulary
100
The drums were like a thunderstorm.
simile
100
You are the sun, moon, and stars to me.
metaphor
100
The curtains in the window are waving hello to us.
personification
100
description of the physical traits (how someone looks), point of view, personality, private thoughts, and actions
characterization
100
used by a writer to emphasize the differences between two people, places or things
Contrast
200
I looked to the big house on the hill to remind me of my dream to be rich and famous.
Symbolism
200
Symbolism
200
"What do you want to have for lunch?" asked the mother.
"I will like to eat rice, beans and chicken," answered the daughter
Dialogue
200
The Problem in the Story
What is Conflict
200
a very short story or account about a person or event that is typically amusing, informative, entertaining, or biographical in nature
anecdote
300
Fair is foul and foul is fair
Alliteration
300
The smell at the top of the mountain transported her to 7 year old self and the first time she'd visited the Dominican Republic.
Flashback
300
“You’re out of order! You’re out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They’re out of order!”
Repetition
300
the feeling implied by an author's word choice
Tone
300
author's reason for or intent in writing
author's purpose
400
I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.
hyperbole
400
"Maybe I can ask you again when I'm older."
Alex smiled. "You'll have forgotten all about me by then."
Foreshadowing
400
A feeling that is created in the reader
What is mood?
400
The large dog said, “Bow-wow!”
onomatopoeia
400
a statement that asserts something to be true
claim
500
War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength.
Irony
500
The house reminded me of Buckingham Palace, where the English Royal family lives.
Allusion
500
Person vs. person, nature, society, technology, self
internal and external conflict
types of conflict
500
make clear or to tell a story using drawings, pictures, examples or comparisons
illustrate