Literary Elements / Devices

Understanding: authors use literary devices (tools) to compose

engaging narratives.
a tool that a poet can use when writing to add depth.
a part, or building block, of writing.

Examples:
Name Definition (own words) Example
juxtaposition together Something put close A forest behind a factory
for contrasting.
simile Comparing two things That car is like a train going
using like or as. down the highway.
metaphor Compares two things That track runner is a cheetah
without using like or as
Giving a element of a The wind whistled as I open the
personification person to something window.
that is not a person
A hint or indication Theres a pipe that breaks
foreshadowing about something that
may happen in the
open, but theres a huge black
spot that everyone ignores
future.
humor in comparing two Saying that a mechanic isnt a
irony thing to make an good job and then your car
opposite effect. breaks down.
referring to something my grandma passed away
euphemism unpleasant, but using instead of my grandma died
positive, pleasant terms
a reference to a well Quit lying: your nose is as long
allusion known person, place, as Pinocchio's.
event, text, etc.
A sentence where most Some Space Stations Sell Space
alliteration of the words start with Sweets.
the same letter.
page 3 in The Crossover
structure how something is built S L
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rhyme having words that sound who only stops playing with

alike my locks
Visual Description of a
the hot, steel, sweltering,
imagery figurative language. temperature-controlled oven,
which was like the sun...
hyperbole Using something with It is more gigantic than a bean
overexertion stalk.
font The way a word looks This is a font
It is a phrase or quote page 34 IF. I. BET. YOU.
epigraph thats is a reference to a WANT. TO. WHAT?
summary
using the same words or if my hair were a tree /
symmetry formand that matches again
again to give
Id climb it
id kneel down beneath /
descriptive meaning and enshrine it.
onomatopoeia Use of sounds Like crash s izzle
illusion referring to something 2 chainz
in the outside world
something that leaves a To be continued...
suspense cliff hanger so the
reader wants to read
more
Analysis Sentence Frames:
______________________________ uses _________________________ to
show readers that ____________________________________________.

______________________________ uses _________________________ to

______________________________________.