Literary Devices: To help create a visualization or image in the reader’s mind.

Similes/ metaphors: comparison b/w two unlike things.

As fast as a cheetah He is a cheetah when he runs.

As angry as a fierce tiger She is a fierce tiger when she is angry.

Personification: Associating human qualities with a non-living object.

A beautiful car

A pretty dress

Marching stars

Hyperbole: Exaggerated statement to prove a point.

I told you ‘a hundred times’ to give me a glass of water.

My bag ‘weighs a ton’.

Imagery: using sensory vocabulary- (what you feel/see/taste/hear/smell)

The aroma of the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies was calling for me.

Onomatopeia: When we give words or phrases to different sounds.

Click Clack

Tip toe

Boom

Bam

Bang

Alliteration: When a consonant sound is repeated in a sentence more than once.

He likes a jar of jelly.

Allusion: When we make comparisons assuming that the other person will understand.

Foreshadowing: When the writer leaves hints of what is about to happen in a story

Symbolism: is when the writer uses an object or refers to add a deeper meaning to a story.
Explicit details: Straight to the point

Implicit Details: Hidden details

The night is stormy. (explicit)

The trees are swaying wildly outside and the rain is flooding the street.

The night was dark and there was a stormy outside.