Literary Devices
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
Easy as pie
Idiom
Showing why something something happened and what resulted
Cause and effect
The sequence of events in a story
Plot
The most important point of the passage
Main idea
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Personification
The classroom was a zoo
Metaphor
The most important point the author wants the reader to understand
Main idea
The time and place where the story happens
Setting
A decision or judgement reached by reasoning
Conclusion
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
The panda is ___________ for China.
Symbolism
Presenting an issue and how to fix it
Problem and solution
The main character or hero
Protagonist
Specific details from the text that support an answer
Evidence
Language that appeals to the five senses
Imagery
Open secret or Living dead
Oxymoron
Events presented in time order
Chronilogical order
The most intense, turning point of the story
Climax
Suggested or implied but not directly stated
Implicit
A contrast between expectation and reality
Irony
Zip, bang, pop, boom, buzz
Onomatopoeia
Facts,examples, and evidence that back up the main idea
Supporting details
The end of the story, conflict is resolved
Resolution
A brief statement of the most important points
Summary