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Literary Devices Posters

Updated: 09 May 2023

Explore the various literary devices used by authors with the set of colorful classroom posters.

Non-Editable: PDF
Grades: 4 - 6

Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

ELAR 4.10(D)

Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance achieves specific purposes;
ELAR 4.10(E)

Identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view;
ELAR 5.10(D)

Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes;
ELAR 5.10(E)

Identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view;
ELAR 6.9(D)

Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;
ELAR 6.9(E)

Identify the use of literary devices, including omniscient and limited point of view, to achieve a specific purpose;

teaching resource

Literary Devices Posters

Updated: 09 May 2023

Explore the various literary devices used by authors with the set of colorful classroom posters.

Non-Editable: PDF
Grades: 4 - 6

Explore the various literary devices used by authors with the set of colorful classroom posters.

What Are Examples of Literary Devices?

Literary devices are the specific tools writers use to communicate more effectively with their audience.

Display this set of anchor charts in your classroom when exploring the wonderful world of literature and authors’ craft with your students. It explains some of the more common literary devices in student-friendly terms and provides an example for each type. This literary devices poster set includes descriptions and examples of:

Alliteration
Characterization
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Imagery
Juxtaposition
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Personification
Simile
Idiom

How to Make the Most of This Literary Devices Classroom Display

These anchor charts have been created to support literacy instruction in your classroom. You may wish to use them in the following ways:

Print the posters and display them in your classroom as a reminder of the various types of literary devices.
As you teach each device, provide students with a smaller version of the posters to paste into their workbooks.
Use the resource as a word wall display by adding examples of each type of literary device around the posters.

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Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

ELAR 4.10(D)

Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance achieves specific purposes;
ELAR 4.10(E)

Identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view;
ELAR 5.10(D)

Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes;
ELAR 5.10(E)

Identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first- or third-person point of view;
ELAR 6.9(D)

Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;
ELAR 6.9(E)

Identify the use of literary devices, including omniscient and limited point of view, to achieve a specific purpose;

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