Literary DevicesSixteen devices grouped by what they do — sound, meaning, structure.7th GradeSOUNDAlliterationRepeated opening consonant.SOUNDAssonanceRepeated vowel sound inside words.SOUNDConsonanceRepeated consonant sound anywhere.SOUNDOnomatopoeiaThe word imitates the noise.SOUNDRhyme / rhythmMatched endings, measured beat.MEANINGSimileComparison using like or as.MEANINGMetaphorDirect comparison — one thing is another.MEANINGPersonificationHuman qualities given to non-human things.MEANINGHyperboleDeliberate overstatement.MEANINGSymbolismAn object standing in for an idea.MEANINGImagerySensory detail the reader can picture.MEANINGIdiomFixed phrase with a figurative sense.STRUCTUREForeshadowingAn early hint at what is coming.STRUCTUREFlashbackA jump backwards in time.STRUCTUREIronyThe opposite of what is expected.STRUCTUREMood / toneMood = reader's feeling. Tone = writer's attitude.Sound devices work on the ear. Meaning devices work on the picture. Structure works on the plot.Literary Deviceslearnposters.com
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Who is the Literary Devices poster for?
Literary Devices is filed under 7th Grade (ages 12–13), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Literary Devices poster?
Naming the device is half a mark. Saying its effect is the other half. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Literary Devices belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Literary Devices?
Active and Passive Voice, Argument Essay Frame and Citing Textual Evidence sit alongside Literary Devices in the 7th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Active and Passive VoiceArgument Essay FrameCiting Textual Evidence
Is the Literary Devices poster free to download and print?
Yes. Literary Devices downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 7th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Literary Devices poster print at?
Literary Devices is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Literary Devices loses nothing.Printing guide

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