Grade 8 Literary Devices

the author's attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject and toward the audience

a literary work in which the author ridicules the foolish actions of people and society

the time and place in which the events of a narrative occur

the way an author gets you to know his character

repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words

the authors message or moral to be learned from a story

the opposite of what you expect happens

an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things

a reasonable and intelligent conclusion drawn from hints or clues given by an author

a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words "like" or "as"

an author's use of hints or clues about what is to come

any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words

the use of words whose sounds suggest their sense

the relationship between the narrator and the story he or she tells

an author gives human traits/characteristics to a nonhuman

details that appeal to the senses and give a mental image

order of events in a story

the author interrupts the story to tell what happened earlier